hole

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With match play, players compete to win individual holes, so if you land in an unraked bunker, and need three strokes to get out of it, you simply lose that hole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She has also been diagnosed with a hole in the heart that has to be repaired.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He and his teammates continued to be plagued by slow starts to start this season, digging themselves a too-familiar hole Wednesday, falling behind 2-0 for the fifth time in six games.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

During this active phase, known as a quasar, gas and dust form a spinning disk around the black hole, releasing enormous amounts of energy as it falls inward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Duane pushed his front paws down against the ice in an effort to lift himself out of the hole.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el