semi
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In reality, the semi was inoperable, and did not have a hydrogen fuel cell or electric motors — the two most critical components of the truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
That’s the combined capacity of the six chargers at a new charging station for Tesla semi trucks in Ellabell, Ga. Operating at maximum capacity, they would collectively draw as much electricity as a small town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It had a semi debt crisis in the 1990s, when its debt-servicing costs climbed toward 10% of GDP.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Moderna stock surged following positive cancer-vaccine data, burning short sellers and spilling over into the semi sector.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
My home is the Victorian semi on the tracks, the one I part-owned.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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Curtis broke Australian Kaylee McKeown's previous record by 0.23 seconds with a time of 26.63s in the semi- final on Wednesday and improved on that with her victory a day later.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and ... he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Semi-pedestal sinks are wall-hung sinks with a semi- or half-pedestal attached to the bottom of the sink.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
He's doubled it in a course of almost eight years, seven-and-a-half years, to be semi- exact.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2016
Besides, all the energy has flowed out to the new developments, to the semi- rural supermarkets, the outdoor movies, new houses with wide lawns and stucco schools where children are confirmed in their illiteracy.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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Powering aboard the 75-foot Mighty Mary, the women defeated the legendary Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes in the semis to book a spot in the final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And, after a goalless draw against France in the semis at Old Trafford, the Czechs would win 6-5 on penalties.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“So, even as the market has churned for the last eight weeks, the internals have gotten better, not worse, even as semis corrected,” he said, referring to semiconductor stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Several semis blew their horn at me as they went barreling down the highway, and I took this as a criticism that I was not going fast enough.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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