gap
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The dominance of the pair - who split all of the eight Grand Slam titles in 2024 and 2025 between them - was illustrated by the huge gap to the rest of the field.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"This technology has the potential to bridge the gap between non-invasive therapies and traditional implants," said Dr. Mohamed Elsherif, Research Associate at NYU Abu Dhabi and first author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
When they eventually arrive, they will have to navigate through a narrow gap created in the atoll's reef by the British in 1963 - the last time the island was inhabited.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Designed to bridge the gap between watercraft and a fishing vessel, Yamaha’s CrossWave is a big, brawny, outrageous machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Maybe the gap was too narrow for the bear?
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Farrell said the scope of the review into Greer, parts of which would be made public, would identify whether gaps in the vetting process contributed to his offending being allowed to continue.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This year, some higher-education and consumer-finance experts expect students will face funding gaps from new caps on federal loans that they could use credit cards to fill.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
We were previously using a third party to do this, but the team felt they could build something that would rival it and potentially even close some of the gaps that they’d seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The researchers said the program's success in connecting postpartum patients with primary care demonstrates how navigators may help close some of these gaps.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Dim light beamed through gaps in boarded-up windows.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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Intel gapped up 24% on April 24 following a well-received earnings report, breaking out of a bull flag.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
I gapped the tappets and points, checked the oil, flipped the choke, hit the starter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Earlier this week, SPX gapped higher on the end-of-the-shutdown rally.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025
The rouble gapped down to a 15-month low in Moscow.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
She moved forward stiffly, her gapped mouth open wide as she guffawed.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition of Kenvue sent the former gapping down to a key round-number level, while TreeHouse Foods is being taken out at nearly a 25% premium.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
This climate allows adhesive to dry more quickly and prevents gapping between freshly placed boards.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
After his second win, coming at the Sony Open in January, Kizzire told Golf Digest that the Titleist 718 T-MB 4-iron helped with gapping, while also providing the height he needs.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 9, 2018
Their philosophy was to keep blockers off Urlacher with big, two gapping defensive linemen.
From Chicago Tribune ● May 24, 2013
Cade Hernandez raised his right hand in front of his chin, nodding confidently and gapping his thumb and index finger about three-fourths of an inch.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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