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I previously lived in New York City for about a year and in San Francisco for five and a half years.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
There are predictable howls to fire the manager, to fire the general manager, and maybe half of the team as well.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Watchdog Transparency International has listed Equatorial Guinea as one of the world's most corrupt states, while the World Bank reports that more than half of Equatoguineans live in poverty.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Researchers defined "high" NLR based on the median value, meaning half of the participants had higher readings and half had lower ones.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
The calf would get the pail wallering around on the ground and spill half the milk out.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing half
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Measurement and Data
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"A Man"
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