semi-
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He “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and ... he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials said last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
This is kind of a semi- bogus philosophical question, but have you learned anything about yourself by becoming a team owner of a lower-tier football team?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
Semi-pedestal sinks are wall-hung sinks with a semi- or half-pedestal attached to the bottom of the sink.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
The Emirati-Israeli unmanned vessels would be able to operate semi- and fully autonomously and carry out missions including submarine detection and anti-submarine warfare.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2021
They sit and smoke their cigarettes and talk casually and with amused, semi- contemptuous irony about their friends, who have names like Mickie and Bobbie and Poochie and Robin.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
A spot in the semi finals is on the line.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Johnny Beig may have played in a semi professional cricket league in Australia, but this summer he’s a big fan of soccer in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Some investors may be concluding that Mr. Durn’s departure for a semi company is an indication of that sector having a greater opportunity,” D.A.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
And on its way to the final, the club averaged 2.75 goals per game, even putting five past Bayern Munich in the first leg of their semi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
In theory, bi attached to the front of a word means “two,” and semi means “half” Although Moose says he’s bilingual, he’s semiliterate.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
"Jude shines as England beat Norway 2-1 to reach semis", is the paper's review.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“If the broadening out is making a sustainable comeback, this price momentum in semis stocks likely needs to reach a climax, and it appears that may be happening, on schedule,” Wilson says.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, England opens its World Cup against Croatia, which has reached the final and the semis at the past two tournaments—and even knocked out England in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"That's why I'm confident that I could miss the group stages and be out for the quarters and the semis."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Several semis blew their horn at me as they went barreling down the highway, and I took this as a criticism that I was not going fast enough.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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