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halves

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /
NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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What both halves have in abundance, however, is Mr. Woodall’s unforced charm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Consider a $1 million stockholding in your taxable account that halves in value.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

This step effectively divided the surface code into two separate halves.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

No need to worry about halves of avocados going brown and, eventually, bad in the fridge.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman



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