half-yearly

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Premier Inn owner Whitbread posted a 44% rise in half-yearly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand and resilient spending at its pubs and restaurants.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Last week, the group posted a marginal rise in its half-yearly adjusted operating profit, driven by steady demand for its corporate pension scheme insurance.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2023

The half-yearly net outflow was only the third since at least 2013 and followed an even bigger loss in the second half of 2022.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

But, with the backdated payments he was originally asked for his £175 regular half-yearly payment plus £779 of arrears that he was not expecting.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Such were some of the reports that made gossip outside, where public curiosity and excitement grew keener as the half-yearly sitting of the Court of General Jail Delivery drew nearer.

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir