half-yearly

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Premier Inn owner Whitbread posted a 44% rise in half-yearly profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand and resilient spending at its pubs and restaurants.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

"I can announce today that four warrants were issued by the independent judges of the International Criminal Court," Karim Khan said in presenting his half-yearly report on Libya to the U.N. body.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

But, with the backdated payments he was originally asked for his £175 regular half-yearly payment plus £779 of arrears that he was not expecting.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Premier Foods reported a rise in half-yearly adjusted profit on Wednesday on strong demand for its cakes and grocery products, while flagging further price pressures amid surging inflation.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

A week or two cutting timber nearby for Hood and Bayton, and the half-yearly interest bill worried us no more; then their bullocks got too weak to work, so that source of income stopped too.

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.