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Holst

American  
[hohlst] / hoʊlst /

noun

  1. Gustav Theodore 1874–1934, English composer.


Holst British  
/ həʊlst /

noun

  1. Dame Alison . born 1938, New Zealand chef.

  2. 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

Ms Holst, who is also managing director of York Osteoarchaeology, added: "This is a hugely exciting find because we can now start to build a better image of what these gladiators were like in life."

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

He stopped Megan and Sean Holst, a married couple in their early 30s, as they walked their golden retriever, Cosmo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2024

A few years earlier, Boult had written to Holst asking whether he had composed any music for small orchestra that he could perform.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

If Holst was there, that meant the other guard—Bert Van Daal—would be on the east side.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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