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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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It would be another three and a half hours before any section of west Altadena would receive a formal evacuation order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Nearly half of the team's playing time now goes to French players, many from the academy.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The first half of “A Kingdom and a Village” chronicles the dynastic history of Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Toss in the active mutual funds benchmarked to those indexes, and nearly half of SpaceX stock will be owned by index funds.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Its hind wheel is bent in half, like a folded pizza.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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