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[emp-tee] / ˈɛmp ti /






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Some beneficiaries, such as adult children, may not realize they have to empty an inherited IRA in 10 years from the date of death.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“I just need to be patient,” Lee says about the bluebird box, which is still empty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She was unaware parking overnight was banned in the village's long-stay car park, and said not allowing campers to pay to stay in empty or quiet sites seemed "a bit daft".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"The strikes that empty fuel stations for civilians also affect supplies to troops in the south," Rybar, a pro-Kremlin Russian military analysis account , posted on its Telegram account.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The retiring room is empty; we only ever use it at lunch or the beginning of shift.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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