halve

Example Sentences

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The government says it plans to halve the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England by the time children born in this Parliament finish secondary school.

From BBC

Dortmund halved Leipzig's lead five minutes after half-time when a low-flying Julian Ryerson corner rebounded to home striker Romulo, who tried to avoid the ball but headed into his own net.

From Barron's

Grail, a US pharmaceutical company, halved in value after the announcement taking its share price back to levels seen at the end of the summer.

From BBC

It roughly halved the nation’s effective tariff rate and could shrink yearly tariff revenue by approximately $200 billion, he said.

From MarketWatch

Bitcoin has nearly halved from last year’s all-time high to about $67,000 as of Thursday.

From Barron's