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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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The cost of crude oil is the largest part of gasoline’s retail price, clocking in at about half the price of a gallon of gas.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

This points to higher buybacks than currently expected, given that UBS had previously signaled it aimed to buy back shares valued at $2 billion in the first half, RBC says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The report did point to progress on efforts to tackle climate change, with nearly half of Europe's electricity now coming from wind, solar and hydropower.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Much of the first half feels like we’re cooling our heels with the gang, waiting for a plot to start.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

She’d been nervous as a cat when I first started at Formann’s, though over the last two and a half weeks she seemed to have gotten used to it.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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