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In an apartment of that size, a half dozen of the tightest micro-apartments in Seattle could be squeezed in with space to spare.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
By 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a not-for-profit water provider with a half dozen water collaborative agencies in southern Nevada, responded with several water conservation efforts, which included starting the water patrol.
—Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office sold down 37 positions, including Amazon and about a half dozen pharmaceutical stocks.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Aria and Maya Christian’s cookies aren’t cheap—the cheapest half dozen will run you $20 plus shipping—but whereas so many delivery cookies are monstrous behemoths that are straight-up unpleasant to finish in one sitting, Twins That Cook are more manageable.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
By 2003, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a not-for-profit water provider with a half dozen water collaborative agencies in southern Nevada, responded with several water conservation efforts, which included starting the water patrol.
—Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Stanley Druckenmiller’s Duquesne Family Office sold down 37 positions, including Amazon and about a half dozen pharmaceutical stocks.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Aria and Maya Christian’s cookies aren’t cheap—the cheapest half dozen will run you $20 plus shipping—but whereas so many delivery cookies are monstrous behemoths that are straight-up unpleasant to finish in one sitting, Twins That Cook are more manageable.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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