in half

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The Dodgers’ payroll would be cut roughly in half, although the league and the union would discuss ways to phase in such cuts over time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

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

From BBC • May 9, 2026

It had sliced Hasidic-majority Brooklyn Senate and Assembly districts in half to create districts that had significantly larger black and Puerto Rican populations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Merz’s government cut 2026 economic growth expectations in half, to 0.5%.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Then came the wave of pain, such as she had never felt since her first death, the kind of pain that could rip a mind in half.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny