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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Leading 32-27 at the half, the Dragons opened the second half with a 13-4 run to build a 15-point lead.
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Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The sharpshooting continued in the second as Donovyn Hunter hit the sixth 3 of the half in the midst of a 7-0 run that put TCU ahead 26-8.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
For the Rebels, forward Malik Dia led the way, finishing the half with 10 points while shooting 5-for-9 from the field.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
And he’s acted against the Iranian nuclear program, which is an existential genocidal threat to the half the Jewish people who live in Israel.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The sharpshooting continued in the second as Donovyn Hunter hit the sixth 3 of the half in the midst of a 7-0 run that put TCU ahead 26-8.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
For the Rebels, forward Malik Dia led the way, finishing the half with 10 points while shooting 5-for-9 from the field.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
And he’s acted against the Iranian nuclear program, which is an existential genocidal threat to the half the Jewish people who live in Israel.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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“The half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20half. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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