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Holley

American  
[hol-ee] / ˈhɒl i /

noun

  1. Robert William, 1922–1993, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968.


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Redondo Union 92, Wiseburn Da Vinci 26: Chace Holley led a balanced attack with 19 points.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2026

As Holley has explained, the difficulty lies in making recovery practical and cost effective at scale.

From Science Daily Dec. 28, 2025

Former Ospreys head coach Sean Holley has called the news "devastating" and "another sad day" for Welsh rugby.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Tristan Keyser-Parker, a senior at Brown University, was in a workshop inside the school’s Barus & Holley engineering building Saturday afternoon when he heard someone yell “Intruder!”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

And Marietta Holley, who has caused a tidal-wave of laughter by her "Josiah Allen's Wife" series, shall have her say.

From The Wit of Women Fourth Edition by Sanborn, Kate

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