vacancy

Example Sentences

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The vacancy rate for new-construction warehouses measuring between 100,000 and 500,000 square feet was sitting at a record high of 27% during the last quarter of 2025, according to CoStar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

In September, her agency issued a “call to action” to public officials, saying 100 storefronts and one-third of commercial space is vacant, “a higher vacancy rate than Detroit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

“Downtown’s commercial vacancy crisis is visible on every block,” a recent report by the residents’ group said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Scottish ministers point to improvements in the last year, where the GP vacancy rate has dropped to 3.8% from 7.6% in 2024, but doubts remain over how the walk-in clinics will be staffed.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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