halve

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It comes as the government is expected to set out more details of how it plans to meet its ambition to halve knife crime within a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Ministers have described a "national emergency" and the UK government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

In 2015, the then-Conservative government announced an ambition to halve the rate of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths in England by 2030 – later brought forward to 2025.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“Second, the idea of helping you halve your sentence and getting you back out and at large on the street two years earlier? Not terribly appealing.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin