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Recent Examples of black holes
The supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies, even when seemingly dormant, exert a powerful, quiet influence.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
In turn, researchers can use these rhythmic pulses to reveal tiny changes in spacetime and detect gravitational waves caused by large, massive objects—including supermassive black holes.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Learning about these highly energized neutrinos could lead to discoveries about where in the universe they might have been created, such as black holes and neutron star collisions — the latter of which are the most powerful classes of explosions in the cosmos.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Galison, who is also a physicist, works on the Event Horizon Telescope, which images black holes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
In turn, researchers can use these rhythmic pulses to reveal tiny changes in spacetime and detect gravitational waves caused by large, massive objects—including supermassive black holes.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Learning about these highly energized neutrinos could lead to discoveries about where in the universe they might have been created, such as black holes and neutron star collisions — the latter of which are the most powerful classes of explosions in the cosmos.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Galison, who is also a physicist, works on the Event Horizon Telescope, which images black holes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black holes
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Meanwhile, Ishii said the council is focused on filling the five Police Accountability Board vacancies and finding Aguilar’s replacement, finalizing the board’s regulations, giving both oversight entities the necessary tools to succeed and restoring belief in the oversight process.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sitting commissioners of the housing authority make recommendations to fill vacancies on the panel, subject to the approval of the city's Board of Directors, which has a window of time following the decision to confirm or reject an individual.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the blanks in D__’s name, like everything else in Poppick’s portrait of a poet as an aging millennial man, are deliberate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, blanks were used, but the concussive blast of the cannon needed to be regulated.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company encountered minor voids under the road during the project, which had no significant impact on the work completed.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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But expecting that dogs will fill the social and emotional gaps in our lives is actually an obstacle to dogs’ flourishing, and human flourishing as well.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Key contributors include lack of availability, transportation to these services, workforce availability and insurance coverage gaps.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Black holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20holes. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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