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the hole

NOUN
solitary confinement
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Despite the traumatic experience, Gil appeared in good spirits 72 hours after being freed from the hole where he was buried beneath a collapsing eight-story building.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Will IPO investors still come as expected to fill the hole?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

When he entered the building that houses the destroyed reactor, he looked up and saw the frosty dark gray sky through the hole left by the drone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“It wouldn’t do any good to dig the hole in the daytime, Mama,” I said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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