the half
noun
: the time when the first half of a game ends : halftime
The score was tied at the half.
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The Knicks got their first lead of the night on Brunson’s 26-footer as part of a big burst to finish the half.
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Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
San Antonio gets up 12 and New York methodically chips away at it and inexplicably leaves the court for the half up seven.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
According to Spanish organizers, the 16 flower carpets decorating the half-kilometer (mile) procession route off Plaza Cibeles were prepared by a Spanish florists association from Galicia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Under Ouahbi, though, Morocco attack in a 3-2-4-1 shape, with right-back Achraf Hakimi in an advanced role either down the wing or in the half-space.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
San Antonio gets up 12 and New York methodically chips away at it and inexplicably leaves the court for the half up seven.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
According to Spanish organizers, the 16 flower carpets decorating the half-kilometer (mile) procession route off Plaza Cibeles were prepared by a Spanish florists association from Galicia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Under Ouahbi, though, Morocco attack in a 3-2-4-1 shape, with right-back Achraf Hakimi in an advanced role either down the wing or in the half-space.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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