sinkhole
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One fan posted, “Lord let the sinkhole take me instead but not Dialog Cafe!!!!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The major rupture also caused a sinkhole at Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive, with ensuing road closures that continue to affect businesses in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"In some areas, you'll find a different sinkhole every 100 meters," says Lazaro Viñola López, a postdoctoral researcher at the Field Museum in Chicago and the study's lead author.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
However, it has been eerily quiet since the sudden appearance of a sinkhole and resultant closure of the road more than a week ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The reason this sinkhole had done such massive damage to the school was that all the portables were connected by wooden walkways.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
The discovery of sinkholes near a railway bridge in south London has caused the suspension of train services on Sunday to Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Network Rail said engineers discovered a number of sinkholes on a bridge south of the station during planned engineering work on the lines outside Purley, and "urgent repairs" were needed.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Runoff from wildfire burn areas or bacteria such as E. coli could enter sinkholes connected to Roaring Springs Cave and reach the water supply.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
What’s only starting to become clear is that the companies are also sinkholes for AI losses that are the flip side of chunks of the public-company profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Crumbling edges of concrete and brick undermined by sinkholes.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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Earth Science - Middle School
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