halve

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The front-of-shirt deal with AIA, worth around £40m a year almost certainly contains relegation clauses that could halve its value.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Under its proposed reforms, the government said it is also planning to halve the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England by the time children born in this Parliament finish secondary school.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

They can ramp up the pressure even more on Arsenal with victory over Fulham on Wednesday to halve the deficit at the top before the Gunners face Brentford 24 hours later.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The Labour government has pledged to halve the rate of violence against women and girls over the next decade.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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