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Volkswagen’s supervisory board has approved a plan to double job losses at the automaker to 100,000 and halve its model portfolio as it contends with President Trump’s tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The pact would halve the level of U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum, and lower the duty on automobiles from America’s northern neighbor, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This is expected to halve to 4% of all payments in the UK in 2035, or two billion transactions.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The government's "ambitious target" to halve the gap was "right and welcome", she added, but said it had to be "more exacting" about how to achieve it.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of something, Asher will halve the time required of us to do certain missions or perform certain moves.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Dresser wanted a Dutch door — one where both the top and bottom halves swing open independently — attached to their office space, where they sometimes isolate fosters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"The amendment and the National Suicide Prevention Bill are two halves of one reform," said Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, of the Nigeria Suicide Prevention Advocacy Working Group.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A few minutes after liftoff, its two halves will separate and fall away, allowing Roman to continue its journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

"You don't really have too many halves of a cricket ball, so it would be something that we never forget."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Although 2Q gross margin slipped to 15.7% from 19.2% in 1Q as tighter domestic gold trading margins halved precious metals profit, the company’s fiscal 2026 operational guidance is broadly in line with expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Since its Hong Kong stock-market debut last year, the company’s stock has halved, yielding a $10 billion valuation—far below McDonald’s $180 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A report by the Deutsche Bank Research Institute published in July found that the yen’s purchasing power had halved since 2012, making Japan an outlier in terms of the cheapness of its currency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

In June 2025 there were more than 32,000 people in hotel rooms, but by June this year it had halved to more than 16,000.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

A quick glance below revealed that the Griever had already halved the distance between them, and it was moving faster yet, no more pauses or stops.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Microsoft asserted that the new chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, effectively halving the timeline to build a scalable quantum computer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Now she has been banished along with fruit and vegetable sellers to a vacant lot with lower foot traffic, her turnover roughly halving as a result.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Brazilian exports to the US fell off a cliff, more than halving last summer.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

New York City has committed to halving the construction industry’s carbon footprint by 2033.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

In the other hand I held my pitiful folding knife, so small it needed several runs at halving a good-sized apple.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss