vacancy
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Of the 51 current members of the House from California — there is one vacancy — 42 backed year-round daylight saving time, namely, 33 Democrats, all eight Republicans and one independent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Oringel, who is 85 and lives in town, finds the long vacancy distressing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The proposed constitutional amendment would also allow the recalled politician to run in the next election to fill the vacancy, though they cannot be appointed to their former post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Housing industry experts consider 5% vacancy to be a baseline for ordinary turnover.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
In some mysterious way, from this horror of blank boundless vacancy the best of all things came into being.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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"The probation service is overwhelmed, with high caseloads and lots of vacancies putting often inexperienced staff under huge pressure," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
For years, vacancies rendered the agency unable to perform major parts of its work, contributing to long delays in updating voting-system guidance.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
To approve any actions, the commission requires agreement from three of the four commissioners, but it could take months to fill the vacancies, USA Today reported.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
He believes there are enough vacancies at the low end of the housing market to make a sizable dent in homelessness without new construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The vacancies have been filled and the sacks of straw in the huts are already booked.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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The 25th Amendment (1967)
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