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[emp-tee] / ˈɛmp ti /






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In Elektrostal, an empty kindergarten was also hit, but no one was hurt, added Vorobyov.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Hegseth insists his testosterone push is “not about artificial enhancement,” but the disclaimer is an empty caveat.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Related: ‘They are relentless’: A scammer is trying to change the email on my empty Robinhood account.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Between 1918 and his assassination in 1948, Gandhi fasted repeatedly - against religious violence, caste discrimination and political discord - turning the empty plate into one of the defining symbols of India's freedom struggle.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Except for an older couple swimming laps in lanes one and two, the pool’s empty.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“A bridge empties when the tolls gets high enough — no demolition required.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Once Tottenham High Road empties of its revellers, the inquest from top to bottom must begin.

From BBC May 24, 2026

“All this is going to the U.S.A.,” said Rosario Norzagaray, standing near where the viaduct empties into pipes that cross to the American side.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Mifepristone, which prevents pregnancy progression, is used alongside misoprostol, which empties the uterus, in the majority of abortions in the United States.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

After sixth-period lunch is over, the entire school population empties into the football stadium.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

The louder the engine, the emptier the tank.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

More: Oil settles at highest price in over a week, as supplies ‘are getting emptier each week Hormuz stays closed’

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

At Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Kelly O’Brien said the airport was “surprisingly way emptier than I expected.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

When we paid one last visit to the fair in September, with children back at school, Coney Beach felt emptier.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2025

The city is strangely quiet, its cobbled lanes emptier than usual, its spires shrouded in unseasonable fog.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Wherever you travel in the universe, whether to a nearby galaxy or to the deepest interior of the emptiest void, you will never truly be alone.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

Per pupil spending in the district is $19,798, but per pupil costs at the 10 emptiest schools is double—almost $38,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

So it’s nice that Anne-Lise Millan-Brun, the founder of a bicycle school in Paris, has chosen as a training ground one of the emptiest places in this crowded city.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2023

San Francisco: “The Daily” covered how the City by the Bay’s downtown became the emptiest in America.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

There was a vacant place at a table further away, but something in the little man’s appearance suggested that he would be sufficiently attentive to his own comfort to choose the emptiest table.

From "1984" by George Orwell

That sent construction workers into the streets and emptied much of an entire city block on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Instead, she emptied them one more time, with the biggest match of her career still waiting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

It needs only to be emptied of the people authorized to act.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2026

As the bar emptied and the big nations left, Scotland were left still standing.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Florida emptied the jar of chocolate syrup into the bowl.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

“Hurdles include mine clearance, insurance reinstatement, emptying excess Gulf oil storage, repositioning ships, and restarting idled production fields and downstream infrastructure across several Gulf producers,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

One of GLP-1's major functions is slowing gastric emptying, which is the rate at which food leaves the stomach.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

On the day Waldorf was admitted to the hospital, ProPublica had published an investigation on the death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old medical assistant who died of infection after doctors delayed emptying her uterus.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

There was an emptying, echoing vastness in that tiny cell.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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