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  • present participle of space.
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spacing

[spay-sing] / ˈspeɪ sɪŋ /


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Government officials said Smart’s debut was always planned to be limited before validating the software and expanding its capabilities, such as spacing out arrival times and planning routes days in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

They are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Other defensible space requirements have been on the books for decades, and dictate how homeowners must manage their yard through the spacing of trees, the removal of dead vegetation and other precautions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

He set it at the end of the second row, spacing it perfectly from the desk in front of it with a flick of his wrist.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

If such arrays can be produced on-demand with any desired spacings, it could greatly improve phonon-polaritons' imaging ability and would be a huge achievement, said Moore.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024

“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

For outdoor use, we recommend the 5mm Wide Angle Conical LED Lights from Christmas Designers, available in warm white, multicolor, or single color in a variety of lengths and bulb spacings.

From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2018

Inset, distribution of grid spacings across cells and a mixture of three Gaussians fit to the distribution.

From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017

The effect of these different spacings on the size of the seeming home range was also investigated.

From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin


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