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spacing

[spey-sing] / ˈspeɪ sɪŋ /


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Coach Mike Brown’s “five-out” approach ensures every player is a 3-point threat, creating wide spacing to stretch defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

They will have three years to comply with the plant spacing requirements for the rest of Zone Zero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Weyerhaeuser is creating a digital twin of its timberlands using satellite imagery, drone photography and lidar, which will tell the company the size, species and spacing of each tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

People tell me I look like I’m spacing out.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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