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vacancy

[vey-kuhn-see] / ˈveɪ kən si /


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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 England, where there are 1,821 sonographers, vacancy rates have doubled since 2019 - from 12% to 24%, their analysis found.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Retail property vacancy downtown could be as high as 40%, Moore said, with some neighborhoods, such as the Historic Core, suffering more than others.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Albus served as first assistant to Schmitt from early 2019 until Albus was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to fill a circuit court judge vacancy in early 2020.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He stopped the car, and I could see that the edge of the road bordered a vertical slope that crumbled into vacancy, a fall of perhaps two thousand feet.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier