half a dozen

idiom

: six
half a dozen eggs

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In addition to the Official Albums chart, the collection also holds at No. 4 on the Official Albums Streaming tally. Rumours, meanwhile, can be found on half a dozen tallies in the U.K. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 According to a recent Billboard report, Napster has been accused of making late royalty payments by at least half a dozen other distributors and record labels, and has been sued by SoundExchange over unpaid royalties. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025 Most Nigerian cities have at least one fiber-optic backbone, and the biggest have more than half a dozen. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025 Over seven seasons, fortunes change hands half a dozen times, scene-stealers abound, and there’s always some new way to make money. Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half a dozen

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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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