Joel
Americannoun
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a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period.
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a book of the Bible bearing his name.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “the Lord is God.”
noun
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a Hebrew prophet
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the book containing his oracles
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He isn’t a Joel Embiid-like figure whose struggles on the court and history of missed games make him easily labeled as “lazy.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Actor Haley Joel Osment makes a couple of appearances in these interstitials, as does singer Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More, adding to the sense of channel-flipping randomness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It is unclear when Billy Joel will perform again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"You have to sort of understand that structure in order to do it successfully. And it's just not what we do. It's not the way our brains think about stories," Joel explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Originally I thought Joel sold locally just to keep from burning fossil fuels.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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