the other half
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According to the petition, Nick Reiner should have received half of the money when he turned 30, with the other half available to him five years later.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
About half of Hungary's parliamentary seats are divided among political parties according to their national vote share, while the other half represent individual constituencies.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Residential markets account for roughly half of Ferguson’s business, with commercial customers, including AI data centers, accounting for the other half.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
And the other half of it is just age.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
My family of ten was shoved into half of our house, and another family, which had about a thousand little children, moved into the other half.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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