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The pact would halve the level of U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum, and lower the duty on automobiles from America’s northern neighbor, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The tentative pact would halve U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and lower the duty on Canadian automobiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This is expected to halve to 4% of all payments in the UK in 2035, or two billion transactions.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The government said it was "taking bold and decisive action to halve violence against women and girls", with changes being introduced from September to help teachers challenge misogyny.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

“I. Don’t. Know. Like 1 told Barrone. I wish I knew. She offered to get the DA to halve my sentence if I could ID the contract issuer. Why are you winking at me?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

"The amendment and the National Suicide Prevention Bill are two halves of one reform," said Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, of the Nigeria Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The two halves provide the perfect location for people to swim in this deliciously refreshing picture book for readers ages 4 to 8.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Only their top halves had taken on a scarlet-and-golden hue, as if someone had dunked them halfway in a bucket of fire and then plopped them back on the lawn.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

A report by the Deutsche Bank Research Institute published in July found that the yen’s purchasing power had halved since 2012, making Japan an outlier in terms of the cheapness of its currency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

China’s gasoline exports plunged 93% in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, diesel exports are down by a quarter and jet fuel exports have halved, according to Chinese customs data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Official figures show the number of asylum seekers being housed in British hotels has halved in the past year, which the Metro reporting that this is the lowest its been since 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He said deliveries of crucial Patriot interceptors had halved since 2023.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Tried scratching it with a halved pebble of quartz—it did not scratch.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Samsung fell more than 12 percent, while its main domestic rival SK hynix tumbled nearly 20 percent after 14 percent losses the day before -- halving its value from record highs last month.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Overall, the LEI fell by 1% over the six months between September 2025 and March 2026, more than halving the rate of decline of its 2.1% contraction over the previous six-month period, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Although there was a "really big case" at the law firm she was with, she said she felt she had "no option" but to leave the business, halving her family's income.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Energy Transfer, meanwhile, has objected to the halving of its award.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

And it is also at this point that he would have made an unfortunate discovery: looking at his image in a mirror will have had the effect of halving its height.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton