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the arrangement of letters, words, etc, on a page in order to achieve legibility or aesthetic appeal
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the arrangement of objects in a space
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Government officials said Smart’s debut was always planned to be limited before validating the software and expanding its capabilities, such as spacing out arrival times and planning routes days in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Blazes are common in Congolese cities, which largely lack firefighting equipment, and are often caused by a lack of spacing between buildings and illegal connections to the power grid, specialists say.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Both Heathrow and Gatwick, for example, have moved away from mandating minimum distances between incoming aircraft in favour of a system which continually calculates spacing times based on wind speeds and aircraft types.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Fenton and Koch are quick to credit trainer Phil D’Amato and his barn staff for their overall management, spacing out his races and giving Gold Phoenix time off each year after the Breeders’ Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
And of course, because I’m me, I’m spacing out The questions are just tumbling through my mind.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
If such arrays can be produced on-demand with any desired spacings, it could greatly improve phonon-polaritons' imaging ability and would be a huge achievement, said Moore.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
“Undisguised, our individual traits are laid bare,” he wrote in “Private Domain,” “and our shapes, spacings, and timings are established.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
For outdoor use, we recommend the 5mm Wide Angle Conical LED Lights from Christmas Designers, available in warm white, multicolor, or single color in a variety of lengths and bulb spacings.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2018
Force-induced destabilization of focal adhesions at defined integrin spacings on nanostructured surfaces.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
The effect of these different spacings on the size of the seeming home range was also investigated.
From A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas by Edwin P. Martin
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