out of the hole
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Regan and Jonathan Guzman, his sales chief, recruited insurance agents who were hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and eager to get out of the hole, said people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
That included three double faults in her first service game, although she dug herself out of the hole to hold.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
She pulls a cable out of the hole, plugs it into her laptop, and begins taking measurements.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Climbing out of the hole, Papa said, “How does that look? Do you think it’s deep enough?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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