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The World Health Organization has set an ambitious target to halve snakebite mortality and disability by 2030.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The government is also planning to "almost halve" its social security deficit in 2027, bringing it down to 12 to 13 billion euros, Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Labour promised in its 2024 manifesto to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"That's why we are tripling investment over the next five years to halve spills from storm overflows and upgrade the capacity of 1,700 wastewater treatment works," a spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Just when I think I’m getting the hang of something, Asher will halve the time required of us to do certain missions or perform certain moves.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Matches are played in an 8v8 format, on smaller pitches and with 20-minute halves.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

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

When both halves are plural, so is the verb: Ties or cravats are required.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Credit rating agency Moody's has halved its full-year GDP growth forecast for France to 0.2 percent, two weeks after reiterating its negative outlook as the government struggles to cut its debt pile.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

But it then crashed 20% in just over a week, and despite a valiant rally ahead of his taking office, halved in price within six months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

But a pardons board later halved the term, and his fine was reduced to 50 million ringgit.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

A farmer says hosting 4G masts on his land has become a "nightmare" after the rent he receives was halved, and it costs him £5,000 in fees.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Emily wondered if they were being impertinent, for each twin seemed to behave as though his social obligations were halved.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

A fresh deal with unions agreed earlier this month will see a further 50,000 jobs go, on top of a halving of its model lineup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Megacap IPOs often experience sharp pullbacks after initial surges, as seen with Cerebras Systems halving from $400 to $200.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

Brazilian exports to the US fell off a cliff, more than halving last summer.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Overall, the LEI fell by 1% over the six months between September 2025 and March 2026, more than halving the rate of decline of its 2.1% contraction over the previous six-month period, the survey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

In the other hand I held my pitiful folding knife, so small it needed several runs at halving a good-sized apple.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss