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gaping

ADJECTIVE
wide open
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Gaping digital divide among L.A. students is a civil rights issue, Supt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022

Gaping cracks mar the walls, and a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue lies shattered on the floor after falling off its cement pedestal.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2020

Gaping holes have not been filled and the club’s decision to focus on short-term acquisitions has left the team looking slow and old.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2017

Gaping holes exist in how the U.S. can conceivably drive back this force that has captured massive swathes of Syria and Iraq, and how it can restore peace.

From US News • Sep. 8, 2014

Gaping holes in his cheeks exposed the sinews of his jaw, and his nose was a pair of rotten holes.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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