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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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Chris Sanders scored 20 points, as did Chace Holley, who played injured.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

A new statistical study led by Elizabeth Holley and her research team shows that valuable minerals could be recovered as byproducts from active U.S. metal mines, sharply reducing the nation's reliance on foreign imports.

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

Myron Holley, however, instead of confining himself to his brief and his precedents, began by visiting the jail and interviewing the prisoner.

From Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money by Parton, James

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