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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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"Second half there were then too many errors but they just played more consistent footie."

From BBC

Her half goes into an irrevocable trust to support the husband during his lifetime, and whatever is left later goes to the other named beneficiaries, such as their children.

From Barron's

His popularity faded in the second half the 1960s as bands like The Beatles came into fashion, but it revived in the 1970s with easy-listening favorites like "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood."

From Barron's

At least half a dozen universities in cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Urmia said courses would be held remotely for the next few weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm all about her being in the paddock," says Brian Muller, the other half of The Red Flags Podcast.

From BBC