vacant
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Poverty, she says of those years, was “a pair of vacant eyes, nothing in them anymore, no strength to hold hope.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Williams previously had a third property in Jupiter, a 2.4-acre vacant lot, which she listed for $6.5 million in 2017, just three years after purchasing it for $4.12 million in 2014.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The vacant position cannot be filled until next year, he added.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Now she has been banished along with fruit and vegetable sellers to a vacant lot with lower foot traffic, her turnover roughly halving as a result.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
They all looked over at Hayley, whose eyes seemed distant and vacant.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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