sinkhole
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A 36-inch artery blew like a ruptured aorta, creating a sinkhole and sending 17 million gallons of water rushing through the streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The water main ruptured in the early hours of July 16, creating a massive sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The goal is to better understand the geological processes that influence sinkhole formation, disappearing streams, and underground water movement.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, a woman had to be rescued when her car fell into a sinkhole that emerged on a road near the western town of Cáceres.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
“It was a pond,” said William Spiver, “a very small pond. More of a sinkhole, actually.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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
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
In some tests, dye poured into sinkholes on the plateau traveled roughly 20 kilometers and appeared at springs in as little as a week.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
During more than four decades as a private-equity investor, he swung from gushers of profit to sinkholes of red ink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Large sinkholes open in the ground and swallow some wizards up, then spit them right back out.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Earth Science - Middle School
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