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To get to the hole on the 141-yard par three, players must avoid the large lake encompassing the green – a watery grave for many a wayward golf shot.—George Ramsay, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 But as has been the case with prior test missions, the vehicle will not be recovered and left to a watery grave.—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 Flowers for a watery grave Francis took his first trip outside the Vatican as pope to a tiny Italian island called Lampedusa, in 2013.—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 But as has been the case with the past few test missions, the vehicle would have been discarded and left to a watery grave.—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 On May 5, 1962, sea ice pierced the Quest’s hull, consigning it to a watery grave off the northeast coast of Canada.—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024 When General Hospital sent Spencer Cassadine to a watery grave in January 2024, it was expected that Nicholas Alexander Chavez would return to the role once he was done shooting Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024 The rocket’s upper stage was then expected to intentionally dive back toward Earth to and sink to a watery grave in the ocean near Point Nemo — a spot in the Pacific Ocean farther from land than any place on Earth.—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 9 July 2024 An island green encircled by a vast lake on all sides, but for a thin land bridge, the dreams of countless golfers fighting to clinch the PGA Tour’s flagship event – The Players Championship – have sunk into a watery grave alongside their ball.—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
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