semi
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That was the problem he ran into at this year’s Australian Open, when he outlasted Sinner in the semi only to run out of gas against Alcaraz in the final.
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
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
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
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
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
Rangers have only failed to get to the semis once in the past decade.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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
Wilson and his team said they prefer hyperscalers over semis for the next several months, though the former has gained a 30% edge over chips in three weeks, so “risk/reward is less attractive.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
With the speeding cars and the semis and the SUVs...
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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