- present participle of space.
spacing
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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
Their size, spacing and overall form can vary depending on the animal's surroundings and feeding method.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mexico was struggling to adjust to new spacing and speedy Anthony Gordon broke free near the box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
And of course, because I’m me, I’m spacing out The questions are just tumbling through my mind.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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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
Grid cells occur in discrete ‘modules’ with distinct spacings and widths of the firing fields24.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
Instead of indenting the first line, some concerns designate the paragraphs merely by separating them by double spacings, beginning the first line flush with the left margin.
From Business Correspondence by Anonymous