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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Satellite imagery shows charred vegetation stretched out in nearly every direction around the half-mile-wide (1 kilometer) New Glenn pad.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Portland’s dominance continued in the second quarter, with Sarah Ashlee Barker’s 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
And if the interest expense on our gigantic and ballooning national debt of $39 trillion weren’t already running at nearly $1 trillion a year, bigger than Medicare spending and equaling two-thirds of Social Security outlays, the half-point upward shift would likely prove manageable.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026
For Knicks fans, the half century since those two titles has been a prolonged excruciation with intermittent periods of thwarted hope.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Portland’s dominance continued in the second quarter, with Sarah Ashlee Barker’s 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
And if the interest expense on our gigantic and ballooning national debt of $39 trillion weren’t already running at nearly $1 trillion a year, bigger than Medicare spending and equaling two-thirds of Social Security outlays, the half-point upward shift would likely prove manageable.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026
For Knicks fans, the half century since those two titles has been a prolonged excruciation with intermittent periods of thwarted hope.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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