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vacuum

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


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The result is a sudden information vacuum at the Fed after more than 15 years of a very open communication style.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Explaining history is all about context; nothing happens in a vacuum.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

“We didn’t want an AI-generated Shark vacuum cleaning an AI-generated floor,” Shah said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Indira Duggirala, co-chair of the Democratic National Committee's Interfaith Council, acknowledged that there has been a "vacuum in that religious space in Democratic politics."

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The Shadow Queen was growing taller, her voice like a vacuum again, a great empty space.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

For example, the highest vacuum at that time known had been reached by Mr. Crookes, and was about 1/17,000,000, while with my arrangement vacua of 1/100,000,000 were easily reached.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 by Various

In measuring really high vacua, it is well to begin with this process of lowering and raising the cylinder, and to repeat it five or six times before taking readings.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 by Various

It is an undeniable fact that with very high frequencies, provided the impulses be of harmonic nature, like those obtained from an alternator, there is less deterioration and the vacua are more permanent.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin

The secondary currents are also always of the same sign, as are the currents in a Ruhmkorff coil, and as are the currents in high vacua with which Crookes has made us so familiar.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

The composition of the gaseous residue present does not affect phosphorescence; thus, the earth yttria phosphoresces well in the residual vacua of atmospherical air, of oxygen, nitrogen, carbonic anhydride, hydrogen, iodine, sulphur and mercury.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

Looking out over the green sludge covered in cleaning equipment, speaking over the hum of the generators and the vacuums and the pumps, Hier smiled.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2026

Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Lithium-ion batteries have become exceedingly common amid a proliferation of chargeable electronics, including smartphones, laptops, headphones, e-cigarettes, vacuums and e-bikes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, what they reliably create is destruction, and destruction generates its own dynamics: rallying among the population, power vacuums, radicalization and cycles of retaliation.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2026

And it somehow vacuums up all the ick and yuck between us, all my mean cockroachy thoughts too.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

For 45 minutes, a “Q-facial” machine sprayed, vacuumed, exfoliated and hydrated my face, delivering ultrasonic waves at two different depths.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

If it seems like many of the same series vacuumed up most of the nominations, this is partly why.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2024

Hilton, who had been about to watch his six-year-old son play a baseball game when he received a call, sprayed and vacuumed the bees away.

From BBC May 1, 2024

“Beef,” which has vacuumed up nearly every limited series prize in recent weeks, followed suit with the PGA.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2024

It begins to rise upward now, as if being slowly vacuumed into the sky.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

What they could’ve done instead: Opt for lighter colors that are more forgiving, or get used to sweeping or vacuuming your floors more often.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Those companies have come under pressure to prove they are adding generation to the power grid, not vacuuming up existing electricity supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

The couple made it work by vacuuming and keeping the cats out of their bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Remediation personnel power washed the exterior of buildings, wiped down all surfaces and completed thorough vacuuming with filters to remove dangerous substances.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2026

I know from the quality of the light, from the sounds of the street outside my window, from the sound oi Cathy vacuuming the hallway right outside my room.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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