yawning
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State police "would help fill the yawning gaps in extant policing framework," Femi Mimiko, a political science professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
“Even if inflation does move considerably toward the target, certain fundamentals that were already underpinning longer term rates remain in place, such as record-level borrowing by the U.S. and yawning budget gaps,” he says.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The yawning gap between the policy preferences of elites and those of rank-and-file blacks remains today, but it was just as obvious three decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Those yawning at the contest may be looking for glitz and entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
As night finally fell, our trunk stood yawning open in Camilla’s shadowy, swaying cabin.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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