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the other half

NOUN
working class
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Meanwhile, the other half of Pearce’s stagflation formula, the unemployment rate, hasn’t really raised red flags, although labor conditions have certainly been choppy so far this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The $33 billion fund will pay out about 50% of the redemption requests, meaning that the other half will need to wait at least another quarter to exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The route to the final is already known and if Newcastle and Tottenham both progress, they will meet in the quarter-finals, as will Chelsea and Liverpool in the other half of the draw.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In the other half, we reduced expression using "Tough Decoy" constructs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

It was a crushing day for Nguyen: they were alive, but torn from the other half of her family, and from their homeland.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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