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In February, she got tired of watching her student-loan balance grow and decided to use more than half of her savings to pay off the remaining $37,000 balance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Even though the S&P 500’s information technology sector has gained 16.5% this year, half of the stocks on the list of largest decliners are part of that sector.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
The only ride was a massive Ferris wheel that didn’t work half the time.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
Constellation Brands, especially, faces softer demand from Hispanic consumers, who make up roughly half of its beer customer base, as affordability pressures and concerns around immigration enforcement weighed on sentiment.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
“We’re half a block from the main police headquarters. And yet I don’t know where else to suggest.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing half
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Measurement and Data
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"A Man"
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