vacuum
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"This brings us closer to answering deep, fundamental questions about how matter acquires mass, as well as how the vacuum structure changes inside atomic nuclei."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
None of this is occurring in a vacuum.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
There are plenty of everyday gadgets too, from vacuum cleaners that can clear stains in seconds to shiny espresso machines and hair curlers.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Alexis de Tocqueville warned that without voluntary associations—churches, civic groups, local organizations—individuals would become atomized and government would fill the vacuum with what he called “soft despotism.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
According to Millis, astronauts might harness the energy in the vacuum to push a spaceship, just as mariners harnessed the wind to drive a frigate.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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