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The government is also planning to "almost halve" its social security deficit in 2027, bringing it down to 12 to 13 billion euros, Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Merz’s Christian Democratic Union saw its score more than halve to 17.2%, worse than any poll had predicted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Blume and his team want to halve the number of models—still leaving Volkswagen with many more than peers, they say—and make sure those that survive better match the tastes of consumers in different markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of something, Asher will halve the time required of us to do certain missions or perform certain moves.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Her family said she was "one of a kind" who "lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves".

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The chart above shows that, much of the time, the two halves of this hedge tend to rise and fall together.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Guy and Bruno constitute the two halves of a single personality, the yin and the yang, the superego and the id.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

In an accident, radiation—the protons and neutrons that continue to fly from the broken halves of uranium in the fuel—may travel a short distance from the reactor.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Lending to eurozone businesses halved in August, signaling that rising borrowing costs are hindering investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Since its Hong Kong stock-market debut last year, the company’s stock has halved, yielding a $10 billion valuation—far below McDonald’s $180 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Now, Olanna smoothed the napkin on her lap and smiled at the steward placing a plate of halved avocado next to her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Because Jamaica ran sizable primary fiscal surpluses for more than a decade, halving its government debt-to-GDP ratio from 140% in 2012 to 62% in 2024.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Megacap IPOs often experience sharp pullbacks after initial surges, as seen with Cerebras Systems halving from $400 to $200.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

New York City has committed to halving the construction industry’s carbon footprint by 2033.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

In all Rahm has played 17 matches, winning nine, losing five and halving three.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

In the other hand I held my pitiful folding knife, so small it needed several runs at halving a good-sized apple.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss