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  • present tense form of hole (3rd person singular).

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Giuliani said that he and other security planners had been "planning with one hand tied behind our back" due to the shutdown, saying "we are still plugging a few of those holes".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

After making par on each of the first nine holes, Lopez made her move on the back with four birdies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Lee, who played at UCLA, cooled a bit Saturday with two bogeys in her first four holes and was midway through her round at press time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Such a process could help explain how pairs of giant black holes move close enough together to eventually merge.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

A hired girl remembered that she’d not only heard knocking in the bedroom; she’d fallen into the holes that she said Mr. Bell dug in the cellar.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock



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