other half

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I’ve been on trips where half the people are willing to spend an hour in the kitchen and the other half would rather throw a pizza in the oven and call it a night.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

According to the petition, Nick Reiner should have received half of the money when he turned 30, with the other half available to him five years later.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The other half wouldn’t fit, so I asked if I could come back the following week.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The other half took a 3 mg placebo pill on the same schedule.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg