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[hohl] / hoʊl /






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On the campaign trail, Burnham has been having three simultaneous conversations - one with locals, one with the Labour MPs who could help make him prime minister, and one with the nation as a whole.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It seems likely, if not certain, that the whole cooties thing would have been DOA in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

They treat Social Security as one contributor, not the whole plan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

On our bicycles it was a whole day’s hard ride.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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