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• All this is intended to close the gap to iOS and the locked down iPhone ecosystem.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• The direct messaging operation is part of a broader attempt to close the gap in a race that has grown increasingly tight.
  — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
• Xavier was able to close the gap and trailed 80-79 with just under a minute to play.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2022
• Levi Ellis scored on a 3-yard run to close the gap to a touchdown at the half.
  — Zach Dzurick, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
• What can women do to catch up or at least close the gap?
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
• Greece fell down by double digits in the first quarter, but closed on a 13-4 run to close the gap.
  — NBC News, 28 July 2024
• Civics for Life aims to close the gap in civics education.
  — Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
• That is 21% more than a year ago, as BYD continues to close the gap on Tesla.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 2 July 2024
• South Florida ended the quarter on a 7-2 run to close the gap.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
• Right now, Green is trying to close the gap between his skills and his command of the playbook.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
• Now, the Reds won’t win the series or take advantage of a chance to close the gap against Milwaukee.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
• Valor Christian was down 14-5 at one point, but rallied to close the gap in the final minutes of the frame.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• After leading 35-11 at the half, Ryan managed to somewhat close the gap.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Here are three areas employers can close the gap on burnout: 1.
  — Matthew Owenby, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2023
• And with more than five months to go before the election in November, there is still time for backers of Trump to close the gap.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
• Farmington scored again and had a chance to close the gap even more but Rogers blocked a field goal to keep the Cardinals down 31-21 in the third quarter.
  — Rick Fires, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022
• Barrett tries to close the gap Barrett was the lone justice on the right-wing who tried to close the gap with dissenting justices.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
• Actions by states, cities and businesses could then close the gap toward his pledge.
  — Jean Chemnick, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2022
• The Cornhuskers turned to a favorite son, former quarterback Scott Frost, to attempt to close the gap.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
• To close the gap, the company looked for creative ways of recruiting women to tech jobs.
  — Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• This reduces the workload of caregivers and will also help close the gap in the number of caregivers needed.
  — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
• The Biden administration is well aware of the shortage and has taken action to close the gap.
  — Joni Williams Splett, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023
• The Braves had a nice run in the third quarter to close the gap, but Boerger and sophomore Sophie Lentfer scored baskets late in the quarter.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2023
• To help close the gap, White House officials have said that states also need to take more forceful action.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
• Federal and state tax breaks for certain electric cars and trucks help but don’t always close the gap.
  — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• But Sacramento County’s TK enrollment lagged so far behind the rest of the state that the increase could not close the gap.
  — Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
• In June 2023, the Women's Tennis Association announced a plan to close the gap over the next decade.
  — Danya Bacchus, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
• The Hurricanes led the Seminoles 16-12 after the first quarter, but Latson found her rhythm and made a three to open the second quarter and close the gap to one point.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• With Cal likely to lean on the run to slow the game’s pace, Ott will have plenty of opportunity to close the gap Saturday.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
• Three plays later, Garbers hit Kyle Ford on a five-yard touchdown pass to eventually close the gap to 16-14.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024