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Julien Harneis, the WHO's Ebola co-ordinator, told reporters that half of the deaths happened in the last 20 days.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ed Martin will leave the federal government after serving a turbulent year and a half as a senior Justice Department official, President Trump said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
One estimate placed the cost of the ballroom and the bunker at $600 million, with taxpayers covering half, the Washington Post reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s risen nearly $5 trillion in a year and a half.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Jonah’s face cracks in half with a grin that just about swallows his face.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
It was a tale of two halves for Bellingham who was deployed in a more box-to-box role in Declan Rice’s absence.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
But the string also vibrates in halves, in thirds, fourths, and so on.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Number and Operations: Fractions
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