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
Example Sentences
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In Manchester, Burnham's political home in the northwest, student Joel McCulloch was more "cautiously optimistic".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Joel is a five-time winner of National Press Club awards for national security stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The legislation “won’t immediately lower home prices or mortgage rates, so the main pain points for homebuyers and homeowners won’t see any relief,” Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I’ve been talking to so many people in baseball leading up to this draft,” said agent Joel Wolfe of THE TEAM, who is representing Trey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Yet as Joel would say, even the way Polyface handles its chicken guts is an extension of his worldview.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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