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vacuum

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


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So retirement planning isn’t happening in a vacuum — it’s happening while people are trying to survive real life.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The ESF—established under the Gold Reserve Act of 1934—sits in a legal vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A leadership vacuum, mounting financial losses, airspace closures and a Middle Eastern fuel shock have put the carrier's ambitious turnaround into question.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

This facility is one of the largest thermal vacuum chambers in the world, capable of simulating the near vacuum of space along with extreme temperature swings.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Mr. Ramirez offers me the helmet and vacuum cleaner.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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