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More: Oil settles at highest price in over a week, as supplies ‘are getting emptier each week Hormuz stays closed’

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

But that was revised down to 2,500 – which made the cavernous halls of the conference centre feel much emptier.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

At Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Kelly O’Brien said the airport was “surprisingly way emptier than I expected.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

AFP reporters in Douala said his call was mainly followed with schools shut and roads emptier than usual.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Dimple and Rishi followed him to the back, where it was quieter and emptier.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon