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
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
On an earnings call, Elon Musk walked back earlier rollout guidance for Tesla’s Robotaxi service, Optimus robots and electric semi truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tomás jogged over to the semi and fired it up.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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 last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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
Mr Stevenson, who died in 2004, had officiated at the semi- final of the 1979 tournament, and offered to take the child to the final.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2016
Use the formula found in the previous exercise to calculate the interest rate for an account that was compounded semi- annually, had an initial deposit of $9,000 and was worth $13,373.53 after 10 years.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
If there’s no and or but in between, use a semi- colon instead.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
“The semis have been so sensitive to the AI-infrastructure buildout,” Mike Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at wealth-management firm Glenmede, said in a phone interview Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, given very tight risk limits for hedge funds, when semis began to correct, forced de-risking exaggerated the drawdown.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
They also beat Rangers in the semis that season but have never won a League Cup knockout tie in Govan.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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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