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
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
They plan to make monthly deposits of $125 in an investment account that offers 8.5% annual interest compounded semi- annually.
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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The crash involved four semi trucks and four passenger cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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
He won 54 England caps, scoring in the 2018 World Cup semi final and starting the Euro 2020 final, before retiring from international duty in 2024.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Its ecosystem included frogs, lizards, turtles, and mammals such as Patagorhynchus pascuali, a semi aquatic monotreme related to modern echidnas and platypuses.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Tomás jogged over to the semi and fired it up.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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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
“Infineon is a key beneficiary of power semis, given its high exposure and strong market leadership.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
I’ve oscillated wildly between thinking the U.S. will ride a host-nation bump to the semis and worrying they’ll be humiliated by Paraguay and soccer in this country will be canceled forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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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