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vacancy

[vey-kuhn-see] / ˈveɪ kən si /


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The 7.2% national faculty vacancy rate is one of the leading factors limiting the capacity of nursing schools, and more than 80% of vacancies require or prefer a doctoral degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

The task of filling the huge vacancy left by Mohamed Salah will be right at the top of Iraola's tasks when he settles behind his desk at Liverpool.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

But "the temptation to declare vacancy will always be there," political scientist Fernando Tuesta told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In that contest, which he won handily, he had the major advantage of incumbency after being appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to fill the vacancy caused by then-Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

But he had gotten into a fight against orders and there was a blankness in his eyes, vacancy and shame.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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