sinkhole
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They’re trying to come to grips with the new reality when they both fall into a sinkhole and wake up in Nakali.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
People living in an upmarket coastal stretch of Malibu were under an evacuation order Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up on the driveway of a beachfront home belonging to Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Nearby residents said they were informed that an 8ft sinkhole had begun forming on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
A driveway in Malibu collapsed into a massive sinkhole Tuesday morning as crews responded to a suspected gas main break, according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
I hadn’t seen the bleachers since the day of the sinkhole.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Elsewhere along Wemmer Pan Road are cracks and sinkholes from underground blasting by irregular miners digging under the city for gold and other minerals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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
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
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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