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Recent Examples of halve
Producing robots at that scale could halve the price of a humanoid, which now runs about $30,000, said the company's Vice President Philip Yang.
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Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
Meanwhile, the airline industry’s top global trade group warned that soaring energy costs could nearly halve profits in 2026.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
The best-of-three series will halve this year’s field down to just eight remaining teams, who will then move on to Omaha.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As the salmon cooks, halve the other lime.
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Emily Weinstein,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
Meanwhile, the airline industry’s top global trade group warned that soaring energy costs could nearly halve profits in 2026.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
The best-of-three series will halve this year’s field down to just eight remaining teams, who will then move on to Omaha.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As the salmon cooks, halve the other lime.
—
Emily Weinstein,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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Meanwhile, break the cauliflower into small florets, halving or quartering the larger ones, and rinse well.
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The biggest games, the greatest stages, have been quartered off by a velvet rope.
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.
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The delays were split nearly evenly, affecting 332 flights departing the Denver airport and 287 flights arriving, according to FlightAware.
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Looking along party lines, Republicans are closely divided on AI, as 38% expect a positive impact on the economy and 40% expecting a negative impact.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s.
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The car had to be redesigned to accommodate the new structure, which is dominated by large glass panels and bisected by a central strip that runs from the windshield to the rear of the car.
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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino, Hotel and Spa is located adjacent to the mammoth Thornton Quarry, a south suburban landmark bisected by Interstate 294.
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Last session, legislation was introduced in Annapolis that would have allowed 10,000-square-foot lots to be subdivided into two lots – but only where public water and sewer were available.
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The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Finding out the appropriate way to segment the market, determining the right segment to target, and positioning the company in the eyes of customers will enable a company to allocate its resources effectively.
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If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
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However, the longer-term consequences could be more profound and bifurcated, a Reuters columnist argued, with governments increasing their support for electrification and renewables, as well as ramping up purchases of coal to reduce reliance on Middle East transit routes.
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At the same time, the enterprise AI market is bifurcating.
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Streaming numbers are in their relative infancy and TV ratings are now dissected with multiplatform caveats.
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He was dissected in various media reports.
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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