semiannual

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Treasury has avoided adopting that designation in its semiannual reviews of foreign currency practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Assuming nothing changes, companies’ first chance to switch to semiannual reporting will come the next time they file an annual report.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Also speaking Monday was another Trump administration official, Paul Atkins, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is proposing allowing public companies to make semiannual, instead of quarterly, reports.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

I bonds, which you can buy only through the Treasury directly, are yielding 4.03%; that semiannual rate will be reset on Apr. 30.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It was an insurance policy, typically on a corporate bond, with semiannual premium payments and a fixed term.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis