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holy

[hoh-lee] / ˈhoʊ li /


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The Muslim holy month ended in mid-March this year.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As a teen surfer girl in El Porto, they were my holy grail.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

There’s the chewiness of the dough, the warm aroma of melted butter, cinnamon and sugar united in holy matrimony.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Neymar brought profile and panache to Paris but could not deliver the holy grail of European success, Denilson's trickery failed to help Real Betis beat the drop, a car crash curtailed Gigi Lentini's buccaneering brilliance.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Hell, I knew, was a hot place, so heaven must be like this cold, dank, holy building, where smoke rose like incense from the footwarmers of the paying customers.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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