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hole

[hohl] / hoʊl /




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Actor Nicolas Cage’s lavish Malibu mansion is facing a dramatic threat after a massive hole opened up where part of the property’s driveway once stood.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Just two years after the 62-year-old actor snapped up the modern 4,000-square-foot home, shocking images have revealed extensive damage outside the residence, with the collapse cracking open the sidewalk and leaving behind a gaping hole.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

“It’s a black hole in our knowledge,” said Pat Griffiths, spokesperson for the Red Cross in Jerusalem.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

"For years, Minal and I had felt a big hole in our hearts. We feel like we've been completed. Everything now feels like it's supposed to be."

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

As I treated them with ointment I decided to hole up until the weather eased a bit—I thought overnight.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

This part of the book has a pat feel to it, with square pegs occasionally jammed into round holes to support the author’s argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

By pushing people to content they respond to emotionally, many say social media can drive us into "rabbit holes" that are difficult to escape.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

I read it cover to cover multiple times and you’d be surprised how it filled in many holes in the rock history residing in my then 17-year-old brain.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Their first character was a 'superhero dolt', with a cape and a habit of falling down holes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

He knew where all the best fishing holes were, and the right kind of bait to use.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

With the light fading on the Bernardus course in the Netherlands, Jennifer Kupcho holed a nerve-shredding putt from the edge of the 18th green to snatch a point and leave the teams tied at 8-8.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

All very well – but Liverpool's opening draws against Newcastle United and Forest showed a fault which holed them below the waterline last season has not been addressed.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The man who somehow got out to a Marnus Labuschagne bouncer in Sydney tamely holed out for 25 on Friday morning when there was an opportunity for a much bigger contribution.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

After the deaths of their parents, the aging bluebloods holed up in their stately Harlem rowhouse, once a picture of Gilded Age polish, and became a public curiosity.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

By now, Simon and the rest of the cast are holed up in the dressing rooms, so I say good-bye to Nora and follow Bram out through the atrium.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Ciganda continued her fine form from Friday, holing two long-range putts on the front nine to put the European pairing in the box seat.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

That same night, Israel got a tip from ordinary Iranians that the leader of the feared Basij militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, was holing up with his deputies in a tent in a wooded area in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Co-leader after 36 holes, Ko made bogey at the 12th and double bogey at the par-three 13th to stumble back before holing out from a bunker to birdie 14.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

“The two of you should be exercising your bodies instead of holing up in this stuffy room reading,” Amelia said.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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