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sinkhole

[singk-hohl] / ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl /


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As a postdoc at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Klatt had studied microbial mats growing on sediments in the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 2, 2021

Sinkhole from the collapse of the surface into an underground cavern that appeared in the front yard of this home in Florida.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

“Texas Brine Sinkhole – Stink Hole,” says one sign.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2013

The Way Out Of the Sinkhole “I was driving through central Florida a year or two ago,” says Medicare’s Blum.

From Time • Feb. 21, 2013

“No! Sinkhole, man! It’s a sinkhole! It’s opening up under the field. Look at 19!”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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