gap
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Nvidia sought to fill that gap by promising to rent the GPU capacity itself if the provider couldn’t find another customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cole said she hoped the paper would fill what has been an important gap in the scientific understanding about how a warming world is impacting El Nino.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
By filling the long-standing 80 million-year hexapod gap, the work pushes the early diversification of insects back from the Late Carboniferous into the Early Devonian.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the moment, health faces a funding gap of £800m.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I scooted, and when the gap between us was gone, he put his arm around my waist.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
In theory, such gaps should not persist if the yuan is fairly valued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Money generated by Daisy Chain Fields will be “flexible dollars,” Iyer explained, usable for anything an organization needs to fill in the gaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
By exposing possible gaps in Assyria's official record of kings, Edmonds and Frahm offer a new perspective on how political legitimacy and historical memory may have shaped the story of the world's first empire.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Researchers say the work could help address long-standing gaps in understanding menstrual health and improve support for millions of women.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Wooden boards had been hammered haphazardly across the front, but there were gaps I could peer through.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Spreads gapped out even more on longer-duration SpaceX bonds, according to MarketAxess, signaling that the market may be concerned about the company’s long-term future.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
The rouble gapped down to a 15-month low in Moscow.
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2023
Javier’s lighted tab file is still gapped open.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
That setup broke out at the very round $300 level on Feb. 18, with shares gapping higher by 16%.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
This climate allows adhesive to dry more quickly and prevents gapping between freshly placed boards.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
The pitching wedge in the set is 47 degeres, bent nearly 3 degrees strong to help with yardage gapping as he also carries a 47-degree TaylorMade Tour Preferred EF wedge.
From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013
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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