out of the hole
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“Brian and the team helped dig themselves out of the hole post-crisis,” said Glenn Schorr, an analyst for Evercore who covers Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
As CrowdStrike worked its way out of the hole it dug, the stock began recovering and has soared over 130% since the August 2024 bottom.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
She pulls a cable out of the hole, plugs it into her laptop, and begins taking measurements.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
But we haven’t even begun to climb out of the hole we’ve found ourselves in.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2025
Her mouth was wide-open as she looked at more than a dozen baby sharks, pouring out of the hole in their mother.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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