Meaning of in a vacuum | Babel Free
Equivalents
Italiano
fuori da un contesto
Examples
“He is fond of saying that "nothing happens in a vacuum", by which he means that external factors always matter⟳ in at least some ways; sometimes he exaggerates this principle by claiming polemically that "there are no coincidences".”
“Speaking at a UN general debate⟳ on the Middle East in New York, Guterres created fury when he said: “It is important to … recognise⟳ the attacks by Hamas did not happen⟳ in a vacuum. The Palestinian people have⟳ been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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