hole

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Mr. Woods was all everyone was talking about, from the cashier in the pro shop to the starter on the first hole and the other members of my foursome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Foden was tireless, but this was England's equivalent of an ill-fitting square peg in a round hole.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A more unusual idea suggests a smaller black hole merged with a stripped helium star and consumed it from within.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

They sounded as though they came up out of a deep hole.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell