halves

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Consider a $1 million stockholding in your taxable account that halves in value.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

No need to worry about halves of avocados going brown and, eventually, bad in the fridge.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

"We have a very tough spell. We need to regroup and continue to try to put two very good halves together with very good intensity."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“It is probably a tale of two halves, as is much of the economic outlook,” said Tony Crescenzi, Pimco executive vice president and portfolio manager.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

But the string is also vibrating in halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, and so on, producing harmonics.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones