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hole in the heart

British  

noun

    1. a defect of the heart in which there is an abnormal opening in any of the walls dividing the four heart chambers

    2. ( as modifier )

      a hole-in-the-heart operation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Keira Walsh’s knee injury in the Lionesses’ 1-0 win against Denmark on Friday leaves a hole in the heart of the midfield that may be impossible to fill.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2023

Their departures leave a hole in the heart of their sport.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2022

“I learned much from him and he inspired me. Pete’s death is going to leave a hole in the heart of New Yorkers.”

From The Guardian Aug. 5, 2020

"We have this hole in the heart of the story that we do not understand yet."

From BBC Jun. 24, 2020

They had simply to dig a hole in the heart of a great block of ice; but it was not easy work, owing to the extreme hardness of the material.

From The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Verne, Jules

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