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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

"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

Blume and his team want to halve the number of models—still leaving Volkswagen with many more than peers, they say—and make sure those that survive better match the tastes of consumers in different markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The tentative pact would halve U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and lower the duty on Canadian automobiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I. Don’t. Know. Like 1 told Barrone. I wish I knew. She offered to get the DA to halve my sentence if I could ID the contract issuer. Why are you winking at me?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

Matches are seven-a-side and played over 20-minute halves.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A few minutes after liftoff, its two halves will separate and fall away, allowing Roman to continue its journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

She peels an orange, separates it in perfect halves, and gives one of them to me.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

Over 26 weeks, the highest doses of the drug roughly halved the loss of lean mass, which includes muscle, compared with those who only took semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A report by the Deutsche Bank Research Institute published in July found that the yen’s purchasing power had halved since 2012, making Japan an outlier in terms of the cheapness of its currency.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

In June 2025 there were more than 32,000 people in hotel rooms, but by June this year it had halved to more than 16,000.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Official figures show the number of asylum seekers being housed in British hotels has halved in the past year, which the Metro reporting that this is the lowest its been since 2022.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

It was as though his head had been halved like an apple, then put together a fraction off center.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

Samsung fell more than 12 percent, while its main domestic rival SK hynix tumbled nearly 20 percent after 14 percent losses the day before -- halving its value from record highs last month.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

New York City has committed to halving the construction industry’s carbon footprint by 2033.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

We created Little A by halving the length of our stretched guitar string.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall