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The controversial decision spurred more than half a dozen senior federal prosecutors to resign, and sparked a public outcry.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The set has racked up half a dozen stays at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums ranking, and just five on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, which is slightly more competitive, as alternative titles are also included.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday morning, including a new fire that sparked in Pagosa Springs.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
The number of people ducking beneath the Detroit River in those vehicles has fallen as much as 22%, and that's a problem — one that half a dozen Canadian graduate students are helping to solve.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The set has racked up half a dozen stays at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums ranking, and just five on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, which is slightly more competitive, as alternative titles are also included.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday morning, including a new fire that sparked in Pagosa Springs.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
The number of people ducking beneath the Detroit River in those vehicles has fallen as much as 22%, and that's a problem — one that half a dozen Canadian graduate students are helping to solve.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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