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Cenotes are freshwater sinkhole caves formed from the collapse of limestone bedrock.
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Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
This landscape is the quintessential Ozarks, with rolling hills and karst topography that forms caves, sinkholes, and springs in the bedrock.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Formations like Bender’s Cave are routinely filled with running streams that fluctuate in depth depending on recent rainfall, flooding, and sinkhole deposits.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
This landscape is the quintessential Ozarks, with rolling hills and karst topography that forms caves, sinkholes, and springs in the bedrock.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Formations like Bender’s Cave are routinely filled with running streams that fluctuate in depth depending on recent rainfall, flooding, and sinkhole deposits.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
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Observing tips The lunar disk is entirely bereft of shadows during the full moon phase, making this the perfect time to trace the outline of lunar maria — where lava flows filled colossal impact basins billions of years ago before hardening to form sweeping basaltic plains.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Schrodinger basin, a large impact crater near the moon’s south pole, shows evidence of geologically recent volcanic activity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The project calls for the company to drill as many as 18 holes down some 1,000 feet into the Earth to collect samples.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Another early hole The Lightning outplayed the Canadiens for much of the first period but couldn’t score the opening goal.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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Take a peep at the pool through the secret window in the cheetah-print alcove of the master bedroom.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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All the money bet on a race goes into a pool.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Sinkhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinkhole. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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