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Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned this week, and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division in Washington gave notice of their departures, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Last week in Hartford, at least one person was knocked down by a vehicle and half a dozen were pepper-sprayed during a vigil for Good.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
California has passed roughly half a dozen laws since 2019 to protect people from deepfakes.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The ApJ study examined the spectra, or light signatures, of half a dozen stars in Sextans A, which is near our home Milky Way galaxy.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Last week in Hartford, at least one person was knocked down by a vehicle and half a dozen were pepper-sprayed during a vigil for Good.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026
California has passed roughly half a dozen laws since 2019 to protect people from deepfakes.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The ApJ study examined the spectra, or light signatures, of half a dozen stars in Sextans A, which is near our home Milky Way galaxy.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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