Holliday

[ hol-i-dey ]

/ ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ /

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Judith Tuvim "Judy", 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Audra McDonald's amazing performance as Billie Holliday in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' must win her a Tony.
Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress|Daniel Gross|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The regime just decided to stop contesting parts of the country,” Holliday says.
Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad is Winning|Mike Giglio|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Syrian military is “getting choked out rather than beaten,” Holliday says.
Inside Bashar al-Assad’s Army|Mike Giglio|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Many of the impressive gains made by the rebels of late, Holliday adds, were months in the making.
Inside Bashar al-Assad’s Army|Mike Giglio|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Last year, Bank of America chairman Chad Holliday visited Shanghai.
CEOs Urge Taxpayer-Funded Innovation|Daniel Stone|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His grandfather lived until past ninety years of age, and Madame Holliday died suddenly a few weeks after her father in law.
The Cornet of Horse|G. A. Henty
They ranged from Holliday's Hill on the north to the Cave on the south, and over the fields and through all the woods about.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Little boys and girls, that's the secret of success, just like that poor but honest workman on Holliday's Hill.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The only stations—and miserably primitive ones at that—lay along Ben Holliday's overland stage route.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
The individual who suffered was Mr. John Holliday Ready, who for some time carried on the trade of a tailor, draper, and milliner.
The History of the Catnach Press|Charles Hindley