halve
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The miner could either halve production to 2035 which would reduce global mine supply by around 7% or push to maintain output at roughly current levels, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The government has set a target to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood describing it as a "national emergency" in December.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
According to our State Housing Supply Legislation Tracker External link, state-level laws are on track to produce roughly 280,000 new homes a year, which could halve the national housing shortage within a decade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Tech hardware stocks may halve in value, similar to what investors experienced in the sector during the 2008-09 global financial crisis, while software stocks and retail are likely to fall 25% to 30%, Panmure said.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
“Second, the idea of helping you halve your sentence and getting you back out and at large on the street two years earlier? Not terribly appealing.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Guy and Bruno constitute the two halves of a single personality, the yin and the yang, the superego and the id.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
After Chung and Klugo huddle, they line up on the court like two halves of the same body, moving in tandem as the balls ricochet off rackets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Consider a $1 million stockholding in your taxable account that halves in value.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
I take two halves and rest them on my tongue.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
But Cristian Romero halved the deficit 11 minutes from time before Lionel Messi equalised five minutes later.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, from April 2026, the health element of universal credit paid to new claimants was halved for those with less severe conditions.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The nonfarm-payrolls figure halved between May and June, and the latest job-creation figures were about half Wall Street’s estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
BYD’s net profit roughly halved to the equivalent of $590 million, its lowest since mid-2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It was as though his head had been halved like an apple, then put together a fraction off center.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Overall, the LEI fell by 1% over the six months between September 2025 and March 2026, more than halving the rate of decline of its 2.1% contraction over the previous six-month period, the survey said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Although there was a "really big case" at the law firm she was with, she said she felt she had "no option" but to leave the business, halving her family's income.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited said in March it is considering halving the market cap threshold for companies to adopt a dual-class share structure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited said in March it is considering halving the market cap threshold for companies to adopt a dual-class share structure.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
We created Little A by halving the length of our stretched guitar string.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
