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Example Sentences

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The non-oil part of the economy has grown to more than half of gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Less than half of SI’s revenue comes from its media business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

And just like in the first, fifth and sixth frames, Zhao ruthlessly won them all ruthlessly and he applied the coup de grace with his sixth half century of the match.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

According to the Pew Research Center, more than half of American adults now get at least some of their news from social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, X and TikTok.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

It weighed about half a ton, but Glenn needed very little help from me to heft it all the way into the schoolhouse.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck