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[hohl] / hoʊl /






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He’s just bracingly honest and notoriously wobbly when asked to verbalize the significance of everything and anything — from his poetically dense lyricism to the whole of his revered music career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Directions Roughly chop or lightly crush some of the capers with the side of a fork, leaving plenty whole for texture.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"Everyone sets out a weekly plan of roughly when they're starting and finishing each day, so the whole team knows where everyone is."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The trustees, however, include in their report an estimate of when the trust funds would be depleted if combined, in order to illustrate the actuarial status of the Social Security program as a whole.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

No, she did, she really did, groaning and grunting and rumbling—she had a whole language of her own!

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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