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At the EU level, Kallas said the European Defence Agency had mapped all the "critical capabilities" that Europe was missing and that Europe needed to fill these gaps "as soon as possible".
From Barron's β Oct. 16, 2026
I didn’t really love a lot of time alone prior to that, and I would fill it with busyness or activities or whatever, because being alone felt a little anxiety-inducing.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
Who has an army of trolls who fill up her mentions every day with invective.
From Slate β Oct. 15, 2026
Pacific Command, which operates thousands of miles from the American mainland, where “Taiwanese production can fill a need that does exist,” said Emeneker.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
Her eyes are beginning to fill with tears.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The complex fills a city block in the financial district with an office skyscraper, the high-rise Sheraton Grand hotel and a shopping center that is home to a Uniqlo and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 7, 2026
"The void that China fills is the void in people's pockets, more than anything else," she said.
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
Lovett’s company fills skilled management positions, such as project managers and superintendents.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 2, 2026
The second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, she says, has a “relentless rhythmic drive that fills you up with a sense of the imminent. You are going somewhere.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
But now, on my walk to the dragonflies, they’re all that fills my head.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Endless workout videos making impossible promises filled her feeds.
From BBC β Oct. 16, 2026
The narrow stairway was filled with the heavy whirring of gears and joints as the robots steadily lurched upward.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 16, 2026
With Doncic and Austin Reaves playing together only once in the first four games, Grimes has filled a larger ballhandling role than he might have if the Lakers were at full strength.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 15, 2026
Lately, many of these young people are getting married, so life has been filled with weddings.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 14, 2026
My heart poured out a rapturous reply, but my mouth was still filled with the sticky remains of bun and it never reached my lips.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are at their lowest combined levels since Lake Powell began filling in 1963.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
The Florida product has started every game this season filling in for Tyler Biadasz.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
Instead, he argues Scotland should focus on what the industry actually needs – filling gaps and helping space companies find customers in areas such as energy, transport and healthcare.
From BBC β Oct. 5, 2026
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu set out a timetable on Sunday urging local authorities to prioritise filling gaps left by long-term teacher absences and unfilled posts.
From Barron's β Oct. 5, 2026
Some of it gets in my mouth, filling it with a briny taste.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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