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black hole

[blak hohl] / ˈblæk ˈhoʊl /
NOUN
abyss
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Because North Korea remains an information black hole, it is also an easy target for false reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

When a supermassive black hole tears apart a star, it sometimes produces a powerful jet almost immediately.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

As material spirals toward a black hole, not all of it necessarily disappears beyond the event horizon, the boundary past which nothing can escape.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

"When a black hole tears apart a star, it does not swallow everything neatly," Dr. Goodwin said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

She pressed her hand to her chest and felt her sorrow—the merciless density of it, like a black hole in her heart, swallowing the light.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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