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holy

[hoh-lee] / ˈhoʊ li /


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One of the holy grails of trucking is to find a way to reduce the one-third of trips that big rigs are believed to spend hauling empty trailers.

From The Wall Street Journal

But formal diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the guardian of Islam’s two holiest sites would represent a ground-breaking change in Mideast politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The hopes that I had for this holy grail are unfolding absolutely on plan,” Kaplan said.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was "against what the Quran teaches", Salihu said, referring to Islam's holy book.

From BBC

“I was like, holy Toledo, this is really the FBI,” he said, recalling the phone call.

From Los Angeles Times