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For the first half of the year, net revenue increased 19% on the same period a year prior to 1.3 billion euros, equivalent to $1.50 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Freeman was sore immediately after the fall but finished that half inning in the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The NHS transplants one in 10 lungs and one in seven hearts that are donated - half the proportions seen in some other countries.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
At universities, the ban has restricted access to online research and course materials, with one Herat student saying he had used his phone to help with about half the syllabus.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
It takes me about half a length to find it, but when I do, I slide into the motion and don’t even have to think about it.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The chart above shows that, much of the time, the two halves of this hedge tend to rise and fall together.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
In every match, the referee is to call for a break around the 22-minute mark of both halves, regardless of the weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
The game was broken up into two halves of around 25 minutes each.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Indian Being, undefined and indefinable, finding itself alone, fearing death, yearning for company, began to swell in size, rearranged itself inside, and then split into two identical halves.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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