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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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Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez brought along his 9mm handgun on a pedicure date with a woman at “A Touch of Beauty” nail salon in Holyoke, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The intersection, blocked off by military humvees and local police, was roughly a mile from the remains of Harvilicz’s home on Mount Holyoke Avenue, one of hundreds destroyed by the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

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

“Today the justice system failed the families who lost their loved ones at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home,” state Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Dr. Holyoke went with Nat to see the crew and get word of the John.

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