semi-
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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
This is kind of a semi- bogus philosophical question, but have you learned anything about yourself by becoming a team owner of a lower-tier football team?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
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
They sit and smoke their cigarettes and talk casually and with amused, semi- contemptuous irony about their friends, who have names like Mickie and Bobbie and Poochie and Robin.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Powertrain Naturally aspirated liquid-cooled 90-degree V4 engine, 1,158-cc displacement, counter-rotating crankshaft, semi dry sump lubrication; six-speed manual transmission with straight-cut gears and multi-plate clutch, with slipper action on overrun; chain drive.
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
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
The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Then he saw the Chevy slip left again, almost lazily drifting from behind the semi.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Rangers have only failed to get to the semis once in the past decade.
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
But the most unexpected part of the Three Lions’ march to the semis is that it wasn’t built on the might of the Premier League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Jude shines as England beat Norway 2-1 to reach semis", is the paper's review.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Why would ants choose to live on the side of a highway where they were just going to get run over by cars and semis on a regular basis?
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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