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• n  a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

• Though the government could get back the money if the assets start trading again, many Americans see it going down a sinkhole.
• This imbalance has created the social, political and economic problems that have plagued the state and turned its capital, Calcutta, into a sinkhole of human misery.
• His eloquence is all the more remarkable because migraines are a sinkhole for language.

• sink
• swallow hole

News & Articles

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• Sinkhole At Rangers Ballpark Forces Team To Cancel Batting Practice
  A sinkhole at the Rangers ballpark in Texas made it a little difficult for players to concentrate on batting practice. According to ABC, a small sinkhole opened up behind the mound at the Texas ballpark early on Tuesday morning. The Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers were both scheduled to take batting practice on the [...] Sinkhole At Rangers Ballpark Forces Team To Cancel Batting Practice ...
  June 12, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Ballpark sinkhole cancels Rangers batting practice
  Ballpark sinkhole, caused by a busted pipe, created 3-foot deep sinkhole at Rangers Ballpark. In Florida, a Bob Evans restaurant was threatened by a sinkhole.
  June 12, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Providence sinkhole fixed -- but not without drama
  The sinkhole that caused Providence Road’s inbound lanes to be closed Tuesday is fixed, and the road is reopened Wednesday morning -- but not without some late-night drama.
  June 12, 2013 - The Charlotte Observer

Quotes

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• Andrew Bacevich in Los Angeles Times
  Andrew J. Bacevich of Boston University writes, "Afghanistan will be a sinkhole, consuming resources neither the US military nor the US government can afford to waste."
• Hugh McFadyen in Winnipeg Free Press
  It's a sinkhole of debt with no plan to get out of it,said Opposition Progressive Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen. "We will pay the price for this debt and for these deficits for many years to come."
• Carol Shea-Porter in Boston Globe (registration)
  Iraq is a sinkhole,Shea-Porter said. "The Iraqi government has been unwilling to reconcile and I do not believe in making our soldiers and the American people pay for President Bush's war any longer."