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chasm

[kaz-uhm] / ˈkæz əm /


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There’s a vast chasm between doing nothing and spending money trying to rehouse this relative and manage all his affairs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Now, it is a symbol of the chasm that migration has opened between the two continents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Yet some users saying goodbye this week lamented the chasm that would be left after their companions vanish.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The chasm between the Freeway Series rivals was on display in the Dodgers’ 9-2 win against the Angels at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

“And now it’s safe, or it will be when the angels fill the great chasm in the underworld.”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

But still, 250 years after the Revolution, the British monarchy somehow avoids these partisan chasms endemic throughout the rest of American society.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2026

Microscopic chasms forming a sea of conical jagged peaks stipple the surface of a material called black silicon.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

Soil particles fall into these gaps too, enlarging the chasms and facilitating the collection of more water.

From National Geographic Oct. 10, 2023

Scientists have found them deep in ocean chasms, and in volcanic vents, glaciers, caves and mines.

From Scientific American Sep. 8, 2023

Serafina Pekkala looked through the fog banks and saw a tern, circling and crying in the chasms of misty light.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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