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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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According to a separate poll released in March, more than half of voters said they viewed Bass unfavorably, with many pointing to her handling of the devastating Palisades fire as major stain on her reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Resident doctors make up nearly half the medics working in the NHS and two-thirds of them are BMA members.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

If TurboQuant reduces memory demand by even half of what the paper claims, the fair value of the memory sector re-prices by 40% to 60%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The city says it expects 650,000 visitors—more than the roughly half a million people who live within the city limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Trashrats always had some kind of blood feud playing out, and any animal with half a brain knew better than to get involved.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman