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whole

[hohl] / hoʊl /






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It leaks to the press, and then his whole world turns upside down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The whole affair was tawdry, shabby, and cheap—designed to pander to downwardly mobile young men who felt angry at the world.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"You can imagine the whole system as a finely branched power grid that becomes increasingly damaged with age: connections break down and currents stall," explains Dr. Maria Ermolaeva, the study's lead author.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

One of the earliest scripts she wrote was a greeting for users returning home, which she wanted to feel like the "warmest welcome in the whole wide world."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

People called out requests—popular songs, selections from Bach chorales, hymns—and soon the whole room was joining in the choruses.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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