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vacuum

[vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm] / ˈvæk jum, -ju əm, -jəm /


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For example, nine vacuum cleaners costing just under £4,000 bought in the space of four years.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Sebastien Leas, a forecaster at France's weather service, likened it to a "vacuum cleaner, drawing in heat and masses of hot air rising from North Africa" and blasting it northward in a violent torrent.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

The current document doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

These data centers would be in a near vacuum, with constant radiation hitting them.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

He noticed that in spite of his worries, Matt did not run the vacuum cleaner near the hems of the curtains, a favorite hiding place of mice.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary




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