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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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Most Saturday mornings, I stroll half a mile downhill from my tiny apartment in a bosky part of San Francisco to a farmers market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The enormous spread is anchored by a 12,598-square-foot, Normandy-style main house with six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Today, the Navy has no frigates and is about half the size.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Less than a third of consumers expect the economy to get better in the next six months, while nearly half expect it to get worse, according to the latest Morgan Stanley poll.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Over the two and a half years that I’ve been playing with him, he’s kept a record of every word we’ve played, and every point we’ve scored, in that little blue book.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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