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wholly

[hoh-lee, hohl-lee] / ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl li /




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Tuesday’s stock declines weren’t wholly driven by the CPI data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Jimenez’s lawyers painted a wholly different picture of events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Channel 4 had initially told Panorama that all the allegations were "wholly uncorroborated".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Culture Secretary Màiri McAllan has urged Ofcom to review "wholly unacceptable" plans to close the linear BBC Scotland channel.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

His most ambitious project was the creation of Soul City, a wholly new community carved out of one of the poorest counties in rural North Carolina.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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