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Even Israel’s traditionally liberal newspaper Haaretz, a staunch critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government as well as Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, picked up on Cleese’s social media activity, listing half a dozen questionable reposts.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Only half a dozen prisoners have been granted clemency in Oklahoma since 1972.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
And at one point, an officer approached a group of more than half a dozen officers standing in a circle.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump’s special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, has called at least half a dozen lawmakers to advocate for the policy change, a person familiar with the calls told Semafor.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Only half a dozen prisoners have been granted clemency in Oklahoma since 1972.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
And at one point, an officer approached a group of more than half a dozen officers standing in a circle.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump’s special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, has called at least half a dozen lawmakers to advocate for the policy change, a person familiar with the calls told Semafor.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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