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The government is also planning to "almost halve" its social security deficit in 2027, bringing it down to 12 to 13 billion euros, Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Volkswagen plans to halve the number of models it offers as part of the plan, which responds to rising competition from Chinese automakers and tariffs that have hurt its U.S. business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The pact would halve the level of U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum, and lower the duty on automobiles from America’s northern neighbor, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The government said it was "taking bold and decisive action to halve violence against women and girls", with changes being introduced from September to help teachers challenge misogyny.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of something, Asher will halve the time required of us to do certain missions or perform certain moves.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The data pointed to “both halves of the Fed’s problem at once,” said Vincent Ahn, a portfolio manager at SLW Investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Dresser wanted a Dutch door — one where both the top and bottom halves swing open independently — attached to their office space, where they sometimes isolate fosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"She lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves," they added.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Splitting the market in two and owning both halves is a lot like owning the whole thing in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

She peels an orange, separates it in perfect halves, and gives one of them to me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Over 26 weeks, the highest doses of the drug roughly halved the loss of lean mass, which includes muscle, compared with those who only took semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Since its Hong Kong stock-market debut last year, the company’s stock has halved, yielding a $10 billion valuation—far below McDonald’s $180 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A report by the Deutsche Bank Research Institute published in July found that the yen’s purchasing power had halved since 2012, making Japan an outlier in terms of the cheapness of its currency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Official figures show the number of asylum seekers being housed in British hotels has halved in the past year, which the Metro reporting that this is the lowest its been since 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

They passed the milk container around, and Dicey halved the tomatoes.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Megacap IPOs often experience sharp pullbacks after initial surges, as seen with Cerebras Systems halving from $400 to $200.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

Microsoft asserted that the new chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, effectively halving the timeline to build a scalable quantum computer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

New York City has committed to halving the construction industry’s carbon footprint by 2033.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Overall, the LEI fell by 1% over the six months between September 2025 and March 2026, more than halving the rate of decline of its 2.1% contraction over the previous six-month period, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

And it is also at this point that he would have made an unfortunate discovery: looking at his image in a mirror will have had the effect of halving its height.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton