spacing

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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

The spacing between atoms in the graphene closely matched the de Broglie wavelength of the positronium at the energies used in the experiment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 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

Kvasir took the remaining nettle twine and the piece of spacing wood.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman