Hal
noun
a male given name, form of Harold.
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[hal]
/ hæl /
noun
HAL
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abbreviation
hal-
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hal-
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combining form
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The owners of sports teams or venues were among the sources of tickets, including New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and Hal Steinbrenner, whose family has owned the New York Yankees since 1973.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Hal had taken risks Kate thought were reckless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Someone young, idealistic, like the kids they’d never had, would die as part of a well-intentioned but risky move from Hal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
CEO Hal Lawton notes strong farm and ranch segments but faltering pet sales.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
‘Then Hal can’t have seen one,’ said Ted.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
In November, the government announced it preferred plans put forward by HAL over those proposed by a rival firm - hotel chain the Arora Group.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Sales and profit eclipsed Wall Street expectations at Halliburton HAL 1.79%increase; green up pointing triangle , the Houston-based global oil-services company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
This snarky, self-aware couple is the type to build themselves a smart house and name its system HAL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Long before the advent of Alexa and Siri, the Amazon and Apple digital vocal assistants, there was HAL, the talking onboard computer that steals the show in Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking 2001 film.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
HAL, a town of Brabant, Belgium, about 9 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Dutch and Ger.; all are from the Teutonic base hal-, pre-Teut. kal-, to cover; cf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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