semi
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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, Musk walked back earlier guidance on the rollout of its Robotaxi ride-hailing service, Optimus humanoid robots and an electric semi truck that has been in development for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
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
My home is the Victorian semi on the tracks, the one I part-owned.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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
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
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
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
Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
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
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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