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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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“Her work as a journalist is central to this,” her lawyer Mike Holley said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2026

To estimate how much of these minerals could be recovered inside the United States, Holley and her colleagues combined two large datasets.

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

Holley was a well known authority on locomotive engineering and the author of several books on the subject.

From Introduction of the Locomotive Safety Truck Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: Paper 24 by John H. White

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