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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

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

Scientists also want to examine how well the textured film works on curved surfaces, since curvature can change the spacing between nanopillars.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The distance between these "pearls" closely matches the usual spacing between nucleoids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

While he kissed me I kept my eyes open and tried to memorize the spacing of the house lights so I would never forget them.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath