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whole

[hohl] / hoʊl /






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Some of the cast assembled here take a little too long to find the essence of the men and women they portray, but on the whole they do distinguished and affecting work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

That’s a step down from an average of close to 3% growth per year over the last 10 years and an average growth of 2.7% for the whole state last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

I wondered what their reactions would be like and if there would be any noteworthy conversations about the morality of the whole experience beforehand.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The children watched the whole thing from the back seat.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Yet even then I could see there was something very unusual, very spirited about her—the steely look in her eye, the sudden smile that lit up her whole face.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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