semi
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In reality, the semi was inoperable, and did not have a hydrogen fuel cell or electric motors — the two most critical components of the truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
That’s the combined capacity of the six chargers at a new charging station for Tesla semi trucks in Ellabell, Ga. Operating at maximum capacity, they would collectively draw as much electricity as a small town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It had a semi debt crisis in the 1990s, when its debt-servicing costs climbed toward 10% of GDP.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 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
“Others gather supplies. Just yesterday they found a semi full of new linens and pillows.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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.
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
Use the formula found in the previous exercise to calculate the interest rate for an account that was compounded semi- annually, had an initial deposit of $9,000 and was worth $13,373.53 after 10 years.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
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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However, given very tight risk limits for hedge funds, when semis began to correct, forced de-risking exaggerated the drawdown.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Powering aboard the 75-foot Mighty Mary, the women defeated the legendary Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes in the semis to book a spot in the final.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ben Shelton to the semis 🔥 Shelton outlasts the defending champion Alcaraz in a five-set thriller!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Those three should be in the semis unless they meet before.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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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