empty space

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More broadly, it shows that shaping empty space can be just as important as selecting the right material when designing nanoscale light-matter interactions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Federal rules require Yuba Water to maintain a certain amount of empty space until June to absorb potential floodwaters, according to Whittlesey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

There is an empty space beneath her windowsills where the radiators used to sit -- removed after the water started freezing and bursting the pipes.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

He sat on top of the cart, in an empty space between two parked cars, now less visible to passing traffic.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

In an instant, Grace and Wayne Robbins stepped across the empty space and snatched Karl and Perilee up in a new square.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson