semi
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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
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
It was the first time Forest had reached a European semi final since 1984, while Forest's 5-0 win at Sunderland was their biggest away victory in the top flight since 1995.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Tomás stopped the semi in front of a chain-link gate.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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
We walk over the little semi- lunar bridge Baba has built near a cluster of fig trees; it becomes a great suspension bridge joining cities, and the little pond below, a foamy sea.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
During the second quarter, traders piled into leveraged products like ETFs to try and cash in on the red-hot rally in semis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Is France against Spain on Tuesday in the semis the real final, as many are suggesting?
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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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