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, Elon Musk walked back earlier rollout guidance for Tesla’s Robotaxi service, Optimus robots and electric semi truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A spot in the semi finals is on the line.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
Or, Kaiserman thought, maybe the driver of the Tahoe was trying to pass the semi just ahead of him.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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 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
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
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
"Jude shines as England beat Norway 2-1 to reach semis", is the paper's review.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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
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
“If the broadening out is making a sustainable comeback, this price momentum in semis stocks likely needs to reach a climax, and it appears that may be happening, on schedule,” Wilson says.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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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