inanes

noun

plural of inane
as in black holes

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  1. black holes
  2. vacancies
  3. blanks
Noun
  • New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Contrary to what Stephen Hawking argued, black holes are not inescapable prisons.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of black holes
Noun
  • Gallery owners say years of mixed signals and the prospect of construction threaten a center already diminished by vacancies — and fear tenants may never come back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Around 110 staff in the unit will face compulsory redundancy, while 35 vacancies will be closed.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of vacancies
Noun
  • The need for a federal workforce at KSC dwindled, and that’s when state officials started looking to commercial companies to help fill in the blanks.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Gauvin, the president of the board of Sacred Heart Housing, filled in the blanks.
    — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blanks
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