in half

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Overall, Bloomberg said its latest spending will support these sorts of efforts in half a dozen states, including classroom renovations and paid work stipends for student apprentices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Neighboring towns looked down on its working-class residents and the beat-up motels along Beach Boulevard, which cleaves the city in half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Paz has attempted in quell the protesters' fury by saying he will cut his own salary in half and give Indigenous groups and labor unions more of a say in policy-making.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I ask him whether it's OK to crack spaghetti in half before cooking it.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

If we were in a cartoon, our problems would be fixed in half an hour.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko