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Meanwhile, her mother, having navigated four older siblings’ athletic careers, was free to travel with 14-year-old Tracy because the nest was empty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The administration has loosened the requirements for military veterans to obtain commercial driver’s licenses in an effort to fill empty jobs, announcing a “Freedom Haulers” program to fast-track veterans’ applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Dozens” of empty Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, are waiting for their cargo in the Gulf of Oman, Smith said, declining to offer a specific number.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

That was reflected in the crowd, with scores of empty seats around the arena as the main undercard began.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The bear was an empty husk, for the Spirit had banished the demon to the Otherworld.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

BuzzBallz's UK FAQs, now also deleted, stated: "Yes, our packaging is recyclable. Please recycle your empties where local facilities allow."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 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

Nevertheless, the game generated a treasure-hunt excitement, and presently he, too, succumbed to the fun, the fervor of this quest for refundable empties.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Future observers will live in a universe that appears far smaller and emptier than the one we can see today.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

The island didn’t just feel emptier, it was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

The streets grew emptier as they passed through a district given over to gloomy stone warehouses.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

Its new analysis—based on recent Chicago Public Schools data— shows that at least 255 of Chicago’s school buildings are underutilized, with the 10 emptiest schools operating at just 11% capacity on average.

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

By the time they had reached the other side of the marquee, most of the tables were occupied: The emptiest was the one where Luna sat alone.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

One began to boil a kettle and emptied the contents into a bucket, along with a cap of bleach.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

A blaze near Plomari, the old ouzo town on the island’s south coast, was eating coastal homes while roughly 100 firefighters fought it, and a seaside resort emptied into the dark.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Fans wrapped around the concourse and emptied the merchandise stand before the delayed first pitch and witnessed a torch passing between the league’s current players and past women’s baseball legends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Some people may also feel as though the bowel has not emptied completely.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Cruz emptied it, and Barry filled it up again.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

When infected mosquitoes are found, workers treat the area where they were collected with adulticide and conduct “source reduction,” a sophisticated way of describing what usually amounts to emptying containers of standing water.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

In a slowly emptying village in northern Kazakhstan, wild grass engulfed the entrances of abandoned apartment blocks, as children's songs spilled into the street from the only building still occupied.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

“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

Footage captured O'Hara and Stewart emptying the cans as McLaughlin climbed onto the roof.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

I glanced over at Roberto, who was emptying his bucket into a sack.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez