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white space

American

noun

the unprinted area of a piece of printing, as of a poster or newspaper page, or of a portion of a piece of printing, as of an advertisement; blank space.

White space is as effective in a layout as type.

Etymology

Origin of white space

First recorded in 1840–50

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“That’s a great example of white space that didn’t really exist for this company,” CEO Nicholas Fink said during the company’s quarterly earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

"They didn't represent who I was going to school with, it was a very white space."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Miles said that when he arrived in China, “We thought, let’s take the white space that Costco would take if they were here.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

It’s more so just seeing that there’s a real white space for the audience and that there’s really no destination for women.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2024

Then white space and air and me wondering, How do I spell introduce?

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

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