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wholly

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




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Whether it was Ryan channeling designer inspo or fashion-snatching looks from the streets, the display — like the book that inspired it — was colorful and daring, inspired and eccentric and wholly unique.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Whether you delay is a personal decision and is wholly dependent on whether you would like to start receiving your Social Security benefits early and on when you decide to retire.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Farage added: "I'm very careful and very cautious about these things. I believe it to be a wholly private matter, the standards commissioner may take a different view."

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SpaceX said the all-stock deal was expected to close in the third quarter and that Cursor would become a wholly owned subsidiary.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

All the sea and sky were wholly dark.

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




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