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The particle is unstable and exists for just one and a half trillionths of a second before breaking down into other forms - decaying.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Doncic, who was called for a technical foul late in the first half — his second of the season — had 24 points by halftime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
After just two weeks of treatment, levels of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, dropped by half.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Investor fears about the vast sums being invested in the artificial intelligence complex have cast a pall over trading floors in the second half of the year, with many questioning firms' profitability.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
It’s another half hour before I stop blubbering long enough to talk.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"This parliament is increasingly looking like one of two halves," said the think tank's chief executive, Ruth Curtice.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The exhibition, which opened Sunday in East Hollywood, aims to unify both halves of his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Using that structural information, the chemists were able to make the connection between the molecule's two halves more rigid.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“You could have folded a picture of them, and the two halves would’ve matched,” Herzog writes.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
For how to go halves, see the previous page.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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