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By some estimates, Harvard is among roughly a half dozen colleges impacted by the steeper endowment tax.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 July 2025
The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at NWS, with staffing down by at least 20% at nearly half of the 122 NWS field offices nationally and at least a half dozen no longer staffed 24 hours a day.
—Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The suites will hold up to a half dozen cars, have bathrooms, bars and entertainment areas.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
During the public comment portion of the meeting, more than a half dozen people invoked Foster’s ties to the prosecution of Kevin Jackson, a man wrongfully convicted in a 2001 murder in West Englewood.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 July 2025
The Trump administration has cut hundreds of jobs at NWS, with staffing down by at least 20% at nearly half of the 122 NWS field offices nationally and at least a half dozen no longer staffed 24 hours a day.
—Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
The suites will hold up to a half dozen cars, have bathrooms, bars and entertainment areas.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
During the public comment portion of the meeting, more than a half dozen people invoked Foster’s ties to the prosecution of Kevin Jackson, a man wrongfully convicted in a 2001 murder in West Englewood.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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