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black holes

noun

plural of black hole

as in vacancies

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 holes The team looked at 14 X-ray-silent supermassive black holes, finding that there is another way of considering this lack of emission. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Scientists do not yet know whether dark matter is made up of ancient black holes lurking throughout space, undiscovered heavy and slow particles, or unknown lighter and faster particles. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Some of those needles may include incredibly dim free-floating objects such as rogue planets or even small, wandering black holes, Benford said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 It’s expected to map billions of galaxies, finding thousands more planets and study black holes during its primary five-year mission. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 The images also provide clues into the transformations and collisions that shape galaxies, such as waves of stellar births and supermassive black holes. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 The cosmos may be speckled with black hole stars, celestial entities that have the properties of both black holes and stars. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026

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To fill inspectors general vacancies, the Illinois Supreme Court would vet and submit nominees, from which the independent commission would make the final selection.

— Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The peak moving season in the apartment market is spring and summer, but an oversupply of new units changed that seasonal dynamic with respect to rents and vacancies.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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The depths of all four are consistent with fractures and voids documented at nearby sites.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
The Royals had 10 players sign with FBS programs in December, and the offensive line took a big hit, but transfers will fill those voids.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of voids

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Its 100mm pixel macro lens captures 28 images per second in order to guide the jet to the gaps in your teeth.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Any business can run into cash-flow gaps — slow seasons, delayed invoice payments or unexpected costs can throw off even the most perfectly balanced budget.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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