halve

Example Sentences

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The term was later halved by a pardons board.

From Barron's

Manchester airport said on Christmas Eve it expects around 75,000 passengers passing through, with 208 flights leaving the UK, but that number will halve on Christmas Day.

From BBC

And every four years, miners confront another halving, an adjustment to the bitcoin blockchain that cuts in half the number of bitcoins that can be unlocked.

From The Wall Street Journal

Najib was tried and originally sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment in July 2020, but the term was later halved by a pardons board.

From Barron's

There are strong inflows into physically backed products, but the year-to-date sales of American Eagle silver coins have halved from last year.

From The Wall Street Journal