cut in half

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She voted for the budget last year after council members cut in half the amount of police hiring sought by Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

On Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Bruno Kone announced that the price paid to farmers would be cut in half in order to try and boost sales.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

What’s more, 2026 earnings estimates have been cut in half, to roughly $2 from north of $4 a share, over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

But then the hard times of the bust had come and the gross of the business had been cut in half.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger