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semi

[sem-ee, sem-ahy] / ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ /




semi-


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He also reached the semi finals of the World Cup with England.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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

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

“Others gather supplies. Just yesterday they found a semi full of new linens and pillows.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

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

“The semis have been so sensitive to the AI-infrastructure buildout,” Mike Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at wealth-management firm Glenmede, said in a phone interview Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The top two in the overall table reach the semis.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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

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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