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According to half a dozen people affiliated with companies working on or around the Meta site, the land purchase paves the way for a Phase 2 expansion of the Hyperion project, one of the nation’s largest AI data centers in the works.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
In recent years, more than half a dozen cities in the area have established moratoriums on warehouse development.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
At the time, Alaina Watkins lived in a historic house in a rural town in South Carolina with a beautiful garden and half a dozen chickens.
—Brittany Mazal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
These metro Phoenix restaurants closed in January Over half a dozen restaurants closed in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler in January.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
In recent years, more than half a dozen cities in the area have established moratoriums on warehouse development.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
At the time, Alaina Watkins lived in a historic house in a rural town in South Carolina with a beautiful garden and half a dozen chickens.
—Brittany Mazal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
These metro Phoenix restaurants closed in January Over half a dozen restaurants closed in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler in January.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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