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half

[haf] / hæf /


NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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According to a 2024 study on website privacy, more than half of all companies listed in the S&P 500 index use the “Meta pixel” on their sites, sharing people’s information with both Facebook and Instagram.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the first half of this year, the strongest region for sales growth for Hermès was in the Americas, where revenue grew at 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Last weekend, south Orange County received about an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall, but vegetation didn’t have enough time to absorb the moisture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

In about half of the years since 2015, the first storm arrived after 1 November.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Another woman—white, with short dark hair capped by a green cloche— leaned against a worktable wedged into the other half of the room.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

A patio divides the two halves, providing access to the outdoors and opportunities to bring more light into both wings of the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“You could have folded a picture of them, and the two halves would’ve matched,” Herzog writes.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The data pointed to “both halves of the Fed’s problem at once,” said Vincent Ahn, a portfolio manager at SLW Investments.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

I ripped the white curtain back, joining the two halves of the room while Chubs fussed with the TV, clicking the power button on and off.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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