semi
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Moderna stock surged following positive cancer-vaccine data, burning short sellers and spilling over into the semi sector.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
On an earnings call, Elon Musk walked back earlier rollout guidance for Tesla’s Robotaxi service, Optimus robots and electric semi truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sales ended with 25 wickets, just two off the most in the competition and on the biggest T20 stage posted figures of 4-41 from eight overs across the semi and final.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The crash involved four semi trucks and four passenger cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The semi driver said he never saw the bus.
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
Huckabee’s shift from semi- retirement to being on the cusp of another presidential run began in July 2013, based on interviews with his allies in November and on Saturday.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2015
These had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi- desert region of Loun-Ariik.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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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