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The search for a suspect While Heskett underwent surgery to safely remove the knife from his abdomen, detectives started sifting through the evidence and law enforcement personnel from half a dozen agencies banded together for an all-out search of the area.
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In a separate incident Friday, four deputies and half a dozen inmates were injured at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City after a fight involving about 30 inmates broke out.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Now, the lawsuits against the tariffs, brought by a dozen state attorneys general and more than half a dozen American businesses, head to the Supreme Court for a final ruling.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Bird guide Wes Homoya led half a dozen Hoosiers through a terrain that involved more asphalt than forest path.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In a separate incident Friday, four deputies and half a dozen inmates were injured at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City after a fight involving about 30 inmates broke out.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Now, the lawsuits against the tariffs, brought by a dozen state attorneys general and more than half a dozen American businesses, head to the Supreme Court for a final ruling.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Bird guide Wes Homoya led half a dozen Hoosiers through a terrain that involved more asphalt than forest path.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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