Holston

[ hohl-stuhn ]

/ ˈhoʊl stən /

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noun

a river in E Tennessee, flowing SW to join the French Broad River and form the Tennessee River in Knoxville. 115 miles (185 km) long.

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“Employers are definitely feeling the competition for talent and they feel like they have to be a lot more flexible with their workforce than they used to be in order to compete,” Holston said.
More D.C.-area employers are coming to terms with telework flexibility and hybrid schedules, survey says|Luz Lazo|October 25, 2021|Washington Post
Could the people of the Clinch and Holston have felt the same confidence, they would have spared themselves much nagging.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Saltville is located at the head of a valley near the base of the Clinch Mountains, and about one mile from the Holston river.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains|Charles Lanman
We reached Loudon about midnight and bivouacked in a large meadow on the south side of the Holston River.
Personal Recollections of the Civil War|James Madison Stone

A railroad train that had been captured was run off a wrecked railroad bridge into the Holston River.
Personal Recollections of the Civil War|James Madison Stone
We were due at Holston at eight o'clock, but owing to a crippled engine the train was hours late.
The Young Forester|Zane Grey