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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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At more than half the locations, on-site staff declined to answer questions or allow the interviewers access.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Abou Raoui said the education sector employs nearly half a million teachers and administrative staff, adding that it was the first time a strike of this kind had attracted such broad support.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

More than half of eligible families knew of Trump accounts according to Commonwealth, a nonprofit focused on financial security.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Whereas the lower market, let’s just say closer to a half a million and below, is really struggling where we’re getting lots of showings and no activity, no offers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It might be too loud to—” I don’t have to finish my sentence, because as soon as Alex closes the door, the noise from the bowlers is cut down by more than half.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“You could have folded a picture of them, and the two halves would’ve matched,” Herzog writes.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The data pointed to “both halves of the Fed’s problem at once,” said Vincent Ahn, a portfolio manager at SLW Investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Dresser wanted a Dutch door — one where both the top and bottom halves swing open independently — attached to their office space, where they sometimes isolate fosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"You don't really have too many halves of a cricket ball, so it would be something that we never forget."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The black stone with its jagged crack running down the center sat in the two halves of the Snitch.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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