vacuum
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Islamic State has a presence in Mali and will seek to exploit a power vacuum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Chen, the vacuum factory manager, said he was "still worried" about surging shipping costs should the Iran war drag on.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The company is currently experiencing a leadership vacuum after its second-in-command, Fidji Simo, unexpectedly took medical leave earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"This brings us closer to answering deep, fundamental questions about how matter acquires mass, as well as how the vacuum structure changes inside atomic nuclei."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
To physicists, vacuum has all particles and forces latent in it.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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