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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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Airline lost and found can be a black hole, as anyone who has left something in a seat back pocket, overhead bin, gate or anywhere at the airport really, knows too well.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“She was a black hole, whose charm and guile belied her hatred of the world,” Inspector Yavuz concludes of Chana.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

As material falls toward the black hole, tremendous amounts of energy can be released, making quasars visible across immense distances.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

“It’s a black hole in our knowledge,” said Pat Griffiths, spokesperson for the Red Cross in Jerusalem.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

And with my persistence that crummy black hole would eventually shrink and no longer have such a strong gravitational pull.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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