less than half
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The military still only fully controls less than half the country, but it has been making gains - including key townships and retaking a critical road from Mandalay to Myitkyina in the north.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Another, based out of the University of California, San Francisco health system, found that less than half of patients receive blocks.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
Serbia is among the most eurosceptic countries in the region, with less than half of the population supporting membership.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Men following a special diet to manage high blood pressure were less than half as likely to add salt compared with those who were not following such a diet.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
In actual fact Dandelion covered three hundred yards to the cattle shed in a good deal less than half a minute.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
