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Recent Examples of halve
Risk advisor and insurance broker Howden Re estimated this week that $6 billion in upfront spending on fire mitigation efforts could have halved the $75 billion economic loss from the fires.
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The British economy has barely grown over the last six months, and the Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year to 0.75%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
In the same survey, high school seniors’ drinking rates halved between 1975 and 2024, falling to an all-time low of 42%.
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Gallup
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Alcohol also seems to be falling out of favor in the court of public opinion – again, especially among younger Americans.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Unlike previous crises — recall former President Barack Obama’s promise to halve the deficit within five years of the end of the Great Recession — there was no plan to offset the spending hikes by raising revenue or cutting other spending.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The British economy has barely grown over the last six months, and the Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year to 0.75%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
In the same survey, high school seniors’ drinking rates halved between 1975 and 2024, falling to an all-time low of 42%.
SOURCE:
Gallup
|
Jacob Turcotte/Staff
Alcohol also seems to be falling out of favor in the court of public opinion – again, especially among younger Americans.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
Unlike previous crises — recall former President Barack Obama’s promise to halve the deficit within five years of the end of the Great Recession — there was no plan to offset the spending hikes by raising revenue or cutting other spending.
—Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
Verb
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The buck stopped at 15 yards, slightly quartering to him.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2025
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Her husband walked toward her along the village street, where military vehicles are visible outside houses where soldiers are quartered.—
Oksana Parafeniuk,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The feature take on Broadway musical Wicked, which is split up into two theatrical releases, had a first cut that was close to four hours long.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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President Trump and billionaire sidekick Elon Musk Tuesday accused the liberal media of trying to divide them to thwart their shared political agenda.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Putin sees it as a way to divide the West, analysts say.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Mulholland Drive—the actual street—abuts the back of David’s property and threads through the hills that bisect Los Angeles.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Police removed a car matching the description from Bill Edwards Drive, which bisects the Wittenberg campus, but said nothing suspicious was found.—
Bob Vitale,
USA TODAY,
16 Sep. 2024
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The rights to subdivide Mar-a-Lago have expired, and Trump brags profusely of its costly restoration.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The glorious few who still worry about the decline of Palm Beach society speculated wildly that Trump was planning to legalize gambling and build a casino, or — the truly frightening possibility — subdivide his acreage and sell houses.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Its trailing branches are flat, green and segmented without sharp spines.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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By segmenting leads based on variables like location, product or performance, Sales Ops can route leads more efficiently to ensure better resource allocation, boost overall sales performance and identify top performers.—
Amit Ashkenazi,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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The large headlamp clusters are now horizontally bifurcated by a body color strip creating two slimmer clusters with LED lamps now standard on the 2500 model.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Intel's Core Ultra 200 series is currently bifurcated between two architectures: Lunar Lake, which powers the Core Ultra 200V series of laptop chips; and Arrow Lake, which is included in the Core Ultra 200S desktop processors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast suggests and dissects the buzziest new movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more, five days a week.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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For more on The White Lotus, sign up for The White Lotus Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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