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Holst

American  
[hohlst] / hoʊlst /

noun

  1. Gustav Theodore 1874–1934, English composer.


Holst British  
/ həʊlst /

noun

  1. Dame Alison . born 1938, New Zealand chef.

  2. Gustav ( Theodore ). 1874–1934, English composer. His works include operas, choral music, and orchestral music such as the suite The Planets (1917)

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“The data further validate the potential best-in-class profile of amycretin,” said Martin Holst Lange, chief scientific officer and executive vice president of Research and Development at Novo Nordisk.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Ms Holst, who is also managing director of York Osteoarchaeology, added: "This is a hugely exciting find because we can now start to build a better image of what these gladiators were like in life."

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

A few years earlier, Boult had written to Holst asking whether he had composed any music for small orchestra that he could perform.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2024

But the larger question of what it means to alter a basic human drive like appetite needs to be considered as well, says Dr. Jens Juul Holst of the University of Copenhagen.

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2023

If Holst was there, that meant the other guard—Bert Van Daal—would be on the east side.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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