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
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
If there’s no and or but in between, use a semi- colon instead.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The crash involved four semi trucks and four passenger cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Some investors may be concluding that Mr. Durn’s departure for a semi company is an indication of that sector having a greater opportunity,” D.A.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
They now face Bath on Saturday in a straight shoot-out for a home semi after what has been an impressive season.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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
When I turn around, he’s gone, and Olga’s friend Angie comes running in, looking like she was the one hit by a semi.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Wilson and his team said they prefer hyperscalers over semis for the next several months, though the former has gained a 30% edge over chips in three weeks, so “risk/reward is less attractive.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Separately, "Strike Norse" embedding a photo of England's Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, previewing "Lions ready to roar past Norway into the semis" of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It marked another heartbreak for a celebrated Croatian team that made a run to the finals in 2018 and the semis in 2022, and is expected to say farewell to its 40-year-old icon, Modric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Driving second-quarter expectations: semis, megacap growth and tech, and a “stepping up” of the rest of the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Tony and Shawn had left the mountain, but they’d left to do what my father had taught them to do: drive semis, weld, scrap.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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