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holy

[hoh-lee] / ˈhoʊ li /


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Your gut biome is the holy grail of wellness, so it’s only natural us humans would want to find it, conquer it and aggressively exploit it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

How did an obscure startup in Finland beat Toyota, Stellantis and the entire nation of China to the holy grail of energy storage?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

New Street Research’s Pierre Ferragu, who has long been a fan of Musk and Tesla, called the Terafab “a holy grail” that combines various semiconductor-manufacturing advancements made over the last 12 years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Across the country there were muted celebrations this year for Eid-al-Fitr, when Muslims around the world mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

And yet even so, holy and awesome though they were, they kept the mark of what they had sprung from.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton