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Recent Examples of halve
Missing 10 or more days each year in kindergarten and first grade can halve a student’s ability to read proficiently, and that pattern has been found to persist through high school, according to Attendance Works.
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Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Source: High Country News Jamaica halved government debt over the past decade
In 2012, Jamaica faced a ballooning debt crisis, with national debt at 144% of gross domestic product.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The company says the headphone’s battery life has been boosted to up to 70 hours with a 2.4GHz connection and the lighting turned off, but that’s halved to just 35 hours with the RGB LEDs running.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nadia Scharf, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Source: High Country News Jamaica halved government debt over the past decade
In 2012, Jamaica faced a ballooning debt crisis, with national debt at 144% of gross domestic product.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The company says the headphone’s battery life has been boosted to up to 70 hours with a 2.4GHz connection and the lighting turned off, but that’s halved to just 35 hours with the RGB LEDs running.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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Colby-Jack cheese slices, quartered (24 small squares total), divided 1 oz.Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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In 1305, Wallace was captured by a Scottish knight and turned over to Edward, who ordered him hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
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After months spent working on an effort to revitalize Saratoga’s commercial scene, the Saratoga City Council was split in its decision to advance a pilot outdoor dining program for a fine dining restaurant in the city’s downtown.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The organ is split into six different segments, and sections of thickened tissue are said to correlate to spells of colder weather.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lacking a tie-breaking vote could delay action at the FTC, such as when the commission was divided over 7-Eleven’s $21 billion purchase of Speedway stores in 2021.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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For months leading up to the 2024 election, polling demonstrated that Americans were sharply divided on the United States’ responsibility to support Ukraine.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Its atmospheric medieval center, bisected by the beautiful old de Oudegracht canal is the spiritual heart of this compact city and where the thriving energy of Utrecht's canal-side café culture comes to life.Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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Freckled with grazing sheep and wandering cows, it’s dominated by views of towering mountains bisected by rushing rivers and gurgling streams painted in broad swaths of muted browns, yellows, and greens.Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, more than 14 acres may be subdivided and built on.Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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In the mid-1920s, after Nelson’s death, the entire Fair Lea compound was sold to a trio of investors who further subdivided the land to add several additional building lots.Mark David, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
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By segmenting the categories that will be the big engines this holiday, retailers will have more latitude to be more selective with their promotions.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Labor markets have become less segmented by region and, in some cases, more remote, so techies don’t necessarily have to move to Silicon Valley and autoworkers don’t necessarily have to move to Detroit.Erica Pandey, Axios, 1 Sep. 2024
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One example is the need to bifurcate amounts into pre-2020 and post-2020 amounts.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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So the market has bifurcated, with roughly half of buyers preferring something perfect from a lab, and the other half still preferring something that maybe has romantic flaws.Felix Salmon, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
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All of which will be dissected and debated in that manic manner peculiar to Tesla adherents.Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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For reasons that have been dissected for years now, half of our country has become so angry and radicalized that this movement towards a repressive and exclusionary authoritarianism will not be defeated this November.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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