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halfway

[haf-way, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf- /
ADVERB
not complete; in the middle
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You could meet each other halfway, which is the easy option, frankly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Samoa, a tiny island nation of about 221,000 people, sits about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

SINGAPORE—Every autumn, an elite group of 3,000 business travelers flies halfway around the world for a high-stakes event with millions of dollars on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The "midterms," held halfway through a president's four-year term, decide control of Congress as well as governorships and thousands of state-level offices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

When they neared the halfway point, she broke the comfortable silence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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