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semi

[sem-ee, sem-ahy] / ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ /




semi-


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That was the problem he ran into at this year’s Australian Open, when he outlasted Sinner in the semi only to run out of gas against Alcaraz in the final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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

Holy Trinity Tattoo Studio in Standish managed to squeeze Sean in before England took on Norway in the quarter final, teeing up Wednesday night's mouth-watering semi against old foes Argentina.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Dashcam video of the incident showed traffic slowing down far ahead of the white Jeep as it stopped abruptly in front of the semi, causing the truck to rear-end the vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Occasionally, she feels the rumble of ground and she’ll look over her shoulder as a semi passes her.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Curtis broke Australian Kaylee McKeown's previous record by 0.23 seconds with a time of 26.63s in the semi- final on Wednesday and improved on that with her victory a day later.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 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

They plan to make monthly deposits of $125 in an investment account that offers 8.5% annual interest compounded semi- annually.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

These had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi- desert region of Loun-Ariik.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

And, after a goalless draw against France in the semis at Old Trafford, the Czechs would win 6-5 on penalties.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Those three should be in the semis unless they meet before.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

“So, even as the market has churned for the last eight weeks, the internals have gotten better, not worse, even as semis corrected,” he said, referring to semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 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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