Evidenced by the fact that our family grew up Montreal Expos fans, given that the money pit known as Olympic Stadium was a mere 113 miles from my front door.

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Japan and the West must decide whether to throw more money into the South Korean pit, or contemplate the possibility of outright political and economic collapse.

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"If you're always doing the hosting, houseguests can become a money pit, " says Sellery, who hosts the Oprah Winfrey Network show Million Dollar Neighborhood, which challenges whole communities to increase their net worth.

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It survived the closure of the pit in 1993 and relied on sponsorship money from a coal mining company, which ended in 2011.

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The children were struggling and the new house was a money pit.

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Meanwhile, the debate in the financial media continues to pit the generally bearish traders against the fundamental money managers, who consider many stocks to still be undervalued.

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Wenner believes that the internet is nothing but a money pit for print publishers.

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As we explained earlier this year, the education industry has been a money pit.

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And Mr Wilson's extravagant staging reinforces the opera's reputation as a money pit.

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