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Holyoke

American  
[hohl-yohk, hoh-lee-ohk] / ˈhoʊl yoʊk, ˈhoʊ liˌoʊk /

noun

  1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.


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She will earn her master’s degree in data journalism from Stanford University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Mount Holyoke College in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Rudy Ternbach, 80, an alliance leader, wants the town to extract more money from Mount Holyoke College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In the early 2010s, she enrolled in the Massachusetts women’s college Mount Holyoke but dropped out after a semester because, Loomer told the Forward, she felt ostracized as a student conservative.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2024

Kermith Alvarez, 28, of Holyoke, turned himself in to authorities on Friday, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s office.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“I correspond with quite a few astronomers,” Dr. Holyoke said, “but I don’t have much chance to talk to one.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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