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She voted for the budget last year after council members cut in half the amount of police hiring sought by Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

What’s more, 2026 earnings estimates have been cut in half, to roughly $2 from north of $4 a share, over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The globe had been cut in half while he worked on it, and he held his breath as he put the two sides together—praying that the countries, latitude and longitude lines would match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Related: ‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025

They both look down at the page now cut in half.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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