gap
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Despite their 12-year age gap, the brothers were close, he told me.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Analysts say the interest-rate gap between the U.S. and Japan is unlikely to narrow significantly, which could keep pressure on the yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He said the choir helped fill a social gap that has emerged in rural life as farming has become more automated.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
China, long seen as trailing the United States on frontier AI, has been closing that gap fast.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was a tiny gap with a wooden board over it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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The WMO stressed the importance of good data to map the developments in the water cycle, warning that significants gaps remained in hard-hit areas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We do not dispute the gaps on several benchmarks,” Nathanson said of Gemini’s performance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“There are lessons to learn, gaps to close, and changes we must make.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Smart ovens, refrigerators, and doorbells have all gotten the camera treatment, attempting to close the gaps of mystery in our daily lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
I find the gaps I’m looking for and return the titles to their rightful places.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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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
Javier’s lighted tab file is still gapped open.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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
Barkley tallied on a 13-yard run through a gapping hole for New York’s TD.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
“We’re still minding the gapping and set configuration concerns, while we upgrade the feel and the impact experience,” Jertson said.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 10, 2017
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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