slots

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In 2025 New York City’s summer-jobs program—the nation’s largest—drew roughly 200,000 applications for about 100,000 slots, and rationed them by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

No front-runner: Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV’s Spencer Pratt are locked in a three-way battle for the two top slots on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But all this depends on the number of clubs who qualify for Europe, which affects the number of slots in the third round.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Bessent added Washington would halt Iranian airlines' access to landing slots, refuelling and ticket sales, while allowing travel for religious pilgrimage and humanitarian reasons.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“I’m betting that those other eight empty slots will fill up pretty quickly.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline