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According to the Manila-based Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, which tracks adoption by analysing satellite imagery of rooftops, only half a percent of the country's available roof space is so far equipped for solar.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
A year-long commission, external on play, by the Centre for Young Lives, last year found children spend half as much time in unstructured outdoor play than any generation before them.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Both Lifetime and A&E were formed in the same 1984 deal that split a cable network called Daytime and Arts in two and merged each half with other fledgling cable networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Since then, fears the company’s earnings could not keep up with the hype surrounding the IPO cut the price of shres Friday to $108.37, less than half their high of $225.64 in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The other was half the size—a child with soft cheeks, red shoes, and a rope of auburn hair.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The chart above shows that, much of the time, the two halves of this hedge tend to rise and fall together.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
A folding-phone concern for years has been the “crease”—where the inside display dips between the two halves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
In every match, the referee is to call for a break around the 22-minute mark of both halves, regardless of weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Supposing the lady just picks up the 2 halves and shouts into them very angrily “Stop that!”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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"A Man"
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