vacuum

Example Sentences

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Wong says Shopify’s execution is strong, but the guidance vacuum keeps uncertainty elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Around 9 a.m., sanitation workers were maneuvering what appeared to be a massive vacuum hose inside the drain, hoovering up debris before the manhole cover could be sealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

The vacuum, by definition, has nothing in it—no particles, no light, nothing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife