Holst
Americannoun
noun
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Dame Alison . born 1938, New Zealand chef.
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Gustav ( Theodore ). 1874–1934, English composer. His works include operas, choral music, and orchestral music such as the suite The Planets (1917)
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“The data further validate the potential best-in-class profile of amycretin,” said Martin Holst Lange, chief scientific officer and executive vice president of Research and Development at Novo Nordisk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Malin Holst, a Senior Lecturer in Osteoarchaeology at the University of York, said in 30 years of analysing skeletons she had "never seen anything like these bite marks".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
In 1916, the composer Gustav Holst took a young conductor, Adrian Boult, on a long walk through Kew Gardens and Richmond Park in London.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
“Why is it that you’ve lost weight? That’s because you’ve lost your appetite. That’s because you’ve lost the pleasure of eating and the reward of having a beautiful meal,” Holst told his colleagues.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
“Willem Holst and Bert Van Daal—the two city guards on duty tonight. The ones you emptied the Black Tips’ coffers to bribe?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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