hollowed
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Head over heels in love with a man she met online, Helen's mother hollowed out a book and put £10,000 cash inside.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Second, it hollowed out Congress’ power to enforce our constitutional promise of racial equality at the polls, insisting that Congress lacked the power to do more than prohibit purposeful racial discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Some fear their community will be hollowed out entirely, with many residents already pushed from land they have farmed for decades for the $15 billion project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
They both looked so old—their eye sockets hollowed, the skin sagging from their exhausted faces.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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