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[hohl] / hoʊl /






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“You can’t just have a whole group of individuals doing their own thing,” says Cali Williams Yost, founder and CEO of Flex + Strategy Group, a firm that helps employers design flexible work options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

When Hore started working with the species in 2003, he said he only recorded three Duke of Burgundy butterflies in the whole of Kent and they only inhabited a single site.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“There are no gatekeepers, which means the ceiling is sky-high and the floor is as low as it gets; I’ve seen genuinely mind-blowing shows at Fringe, as well as a whole lot of crap.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Koontz himself has been a space enthusiast his whole life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

This dog would appear suddenly at the garden gate, and bark at her, his whole body shaking with fury.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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