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vacuum

[vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm] / ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm /


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"Almost immediately it was just us, in a vacuum, talking about the project… I like to think I made up for any lack of experience by being completely obsessive."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Each state, each woman seemed to operate in a vacuum.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Instead of simply cooling the atoms, they proposed manipulating the vacuum itself by creating "squeezed states," quantum states in which position and velocity behave in unusual ways.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

He also said O’Neill’s start in September left a monthslong leadership vacuum, with little clarity on the path forward.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“Hi, boys,” Mrs. Hardy said, switching off the vacuum.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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