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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health... by jholman on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @12:56AM (#31832191)
Because we're writing in English, "viola" is neither rape nor lawbreaking, though "violate" can mean either of those. In English, "viola" is the name of a stringed instrument.

Voila, behold a viola! One fourth of a string quartet!

But if you're irked by "viola", it could be worse, they could have written "wallah", which is all too frequent.

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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health... by samarthr1 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @02:14AM (#31832593)
And in Hindi, Wallah means 'person'. Generally used in conjunction with their business. For example, a sweet shop owner is called a Mithai Wallah.
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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health... by bombcar on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:26AM (#31836401)
Violà! A wallah in Walla Walla with a wall a' wallabies!

https://wallawalla.org

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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health... by jfk13 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @10:38AM (#31836578)
> In English, "viola" is the name of a stringed instrument.

Or a flower.

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Re:Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health... by jcranberry on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @11:16AM (#31837146)
Contextually the person is obviously trying to use the french borrow word voilà.
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