vacuum
Example Sentences
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“When leaders clearly make the case grounded in freedom, safety and dignity, voters respond. But when they hedge, it creates a vacuum that bad actors fill.”
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Participants need a safeguard in this regulatory vacuum, and plan sponsors need a fiduciary firewall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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
The door is vacuum sealed, and hazard suits hang on the walls.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.