as in emptiness
empty space
discovered that there was a black hole in the library's collection with regard to her topic
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Recent Examples of black hole
Typically, black holes are detected by a tell-tale glow of a swirling accretion disc.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
While such stellar pairs are common in the observable universe, areas near supermassive black holes have long been thought to have gravity too intense for stellar systems to be stable.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
What ensues is the black hole of Italian cuisine, sucking in both gravity and light.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The Assad regime’s notorious detention facilities were black holes where, as far back as the 1970s, anyone deemed an opponent disappeared.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
While such stellar pairs are common in the observable universe, areas near supermassive black holes have long been thought to have gravity too intense for stellar systems to be stable.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
What ensues is the black hole of Italian cuisine, sucking in both gravity and light.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
The Assad regime’s notorious detention facilities were black holes where, as far back as the 1970s, anyone deemed an opponent disappeared.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Biden appeared to allude to that possibility in his letter informing the Senate about his veto, writing that the bill would add judgeships to states where some existing judicial vacancies have been held open.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Judges James Ho, Neomi Rao, Andrew Oldham, and Kyle Duncan, all appointees of Trump’s first term, are frequently discussed as possible Supreme Court picks should a vacancy arise.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Fans anticipating new music from Lil Baby and Gunna will only have their past work to fill the void for now.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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These objections aside, the simple fact is that no one can say for certain what Trump’s mass deportation plan will look like because no specifics have been revealed, with the administration instead filling the void with dangerous rhetoric.David Gilbert, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Branagh’s diction is as precise as ever, but his character’s big speeches are emotional blanks—loud and fast, and seemingly triggered at random.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ming Smith fills in certain blanks, while leaving others.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Black hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20hole. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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