vacuum

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Participants need a safeguard in this regulatory vacuum, and plan sponsors need a fiduciary firewall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They go on to explain the vacuum in our present-day war machine:

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

But collective opinion is formed in a vacuum and spit out as gospel, and that’s not a fair way to approach movies.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Larijani’s killing, experts say, is expected to leave a vacuum for diplomatic and institutional experience in Iran as he was perceived as “the last of the competent bunch” within Iranian leadership.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

He had to shout to be heard over the noise of the vacuum cleaner.

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