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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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While Beijing holds roughly half of global rare-earth reserves, it controls more than 90% of processing and magnet production, giving it a dominating influence over global supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Cboe, for example, says retail investors account for more than half of zero-day option trading on the S&P 500 index.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

These animals were typically between one and a half and two years old.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

"For two and a half years, we've watched organisations close ranks, mark their own homework, and the inquiry must be the true reckoning."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The number of prisoners has fallen by half.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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