sinkhole
noun
sink·hole
ˈsiŋk-ˌhōl 
1
: a hollow place or depression in which drainage collects
2
: a hollow in a limestone region that communicates with a cavern or passage
3
4
: something (such as an unprofitable investment) that steadily drains money or resources
a financial sinkhole
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The other was opened about a sinkhole created by a drain that failed, according to the department.
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ABC News, 26 May 2026
The bullpen seems once again due for its annual makeover, the bottom of the batting order has generally been a LaGuardia sinkhole, and a team that has a pretty fabulous run differential so far has also lost one one-run game after another, sometimes in amazingly creative ways.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Sinkhole at LaGuardia swallows plans One of only two runways at New York’s bustling LaGuardia Airport remains closed as fallout from Wednesday’s discovery of a sinkhole on the pavement spills into the weekend.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Earlier this week, La Guardia Airport had to deal with a sinkhole, and so did a school bus in the Bronx.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026
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ABC News, 26 May 2026
The bullpen seems once again due for its annual makeover, the bottom of the batting order has generally been a LaGuardia sinkhole, and a team that has a pretty fabulous run differential so far has also lost one one-run game after another, sometimes in amazingly creative ways.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Sinkhole at LaGuardia swallows plans One of only two runways at New York’s bustling LaGuardia Airport remains closed as fallout from Wednesday’s discovery of a sinkhole on the pavement spills into the weekend.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Earlier this week, La Guardia Airport had to deal with a sinkhole, and so did a school bus in the Bronx.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026
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sinkhole
noun
sink·hole
ˈsiŋk-ˌhōl
: a hollow place in which drainage collects
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