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wholly

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




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Allen Media Group is wholly owned by the entrepreneur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Whether they would receive such a sentence was again left to the jury, to be exercised in a wholly discretionary manner.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

There may still be time to rescue LA2028 from another anodyne, wholly wholesome Sam clone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It spins and flashes to an unexpected but wholly satisfying ending in just over 90 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

All the sea and sky were wholly dark.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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