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semi

[sem-ee, sem-ahy] / ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ /




semi-


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Sales ended with 25 wickets, just two off the most in the competition and on the biggest T20 stage posted figures of 4-41 from eight overs across the semi and final.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Johnny Beig may have played in a semi professional cricket league in Australia, but this summer he’s a big fan of soccer in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

And on its way to the final, the club averaged 2.75 goals per game, even putting five past Bayern Munich in the first leg of their semi.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Its ecosystem included frogs, lizards, turtles, and mammals such as Patagorhynchus pascuali, a semi aquatic monotreme related to modern echidnas and platypuses.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

Tomás stopped the semi in front of a chain-link gate.

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

The Emirati-Israeli unmanned vessels would be able to operate semi- and fully autonomously and carry out missions including submarine detection and anti-submarine warfare.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2021

He's doubled it in a course of almost eight years, seven-and-a-half years, to be semi- exact.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2016

If there’s no and or but in between, use a semi- colon instead.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Dyke set the England team two targets: reach the semis of Euro in 2020 and win the World Cup in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“Infineon is a key beneficiary of power semis, given its high exposure and strong market leadership.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, England opens its World Cup against Croatia, which has reached the final and the semis at the past two tournaments—and even knocked out England in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

I made it through the morning, but I was beaten in the semis and ended up in third place.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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