less than half
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The military still only fully controls less than half the country, but it has been making gains - including key townships and retaking a critical road from Mandalay to Myitkyina in the north.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Another, based out of the University of California, San Francisco health system, found that less than half of patients receive blocks.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026
He thought the stock market was cheap when it was below 100% of GDP — less than half today’s level.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Serbia is among the most eurosceptic countries in the region, with less than half of the population supporting membership.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Almost all the members of the force were earning less than half of what many workers had been paid for their labor in the war factories.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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