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Recent Examples of halve
The shorthanded goal seemed to wake the slumbering Ducks, with Gauthier scoring on a power play 37 seconds later to halve the lead and become the first Duck with 40 goals in a season since Corey Perry in 2013-14.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week Albanese announced his government would halve the fuel tax for three months to give Australians some respite from the rising costs.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Australia will halve its fuel excise for three months, while Vietnamese airlines will cut flights from April on concerns around jet fuel constraints and higher prices.
—The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
South Korea has pledged to retire most coal plants by 2040 and halve its emissions by 2035.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Earlier this week Albanese announced his government would halve the fuel tax for three months to give Australians some respite from the rising costs.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Australia will halve its fuel excise for three months, while Vietnamese airlines will cut flights from April on concerns around jet fuel constraints and higher prices.
—The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
South Korea has pledged to retire most coal plants by 2040 and halve its emissions by 2035.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halve
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This side of deeply roasted, tender sweet potatoes comes quartered and seasoned with GK’s take on togarashi.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rooms This glitzy hotel is enormous, with 2,798 rooms and suites split between the Borgata Tower and the MGM Tower.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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These are the first to split and topple over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Tier One, Tier Two and Tier Three can be divided into elite clubs, those from the level just below and the wealthy middle-class, respectively.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The False Comfort Of The Status Quo With firewalls in place, VLANs dividing the network and perimeter defenses monitoring network traffic, security and business leaders often believe their current controls are enough to hold attackers at bay until the next investment cycle.—
Jaushin Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The thing is, most tourists only drive through the 384 miles of scenic asphalt that bisect the park’s wilds.—
Matt Bell,
AFAR Media,
19 May 2026
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Hobart City attorney Heather McCarthy said the petitioners will need to provide the city with an approval letter from NIPSCO since a NIPSCO line that bisects the property is owned by that utility.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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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.—
Mark Dee
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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Two years ago, Affirmed Housing went to the Board of Supervisors with a request to subdivide a 5-acre commercial property in the Rescue and Cameron Park areas so a future project there could qualify for an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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In a pop culture world that’s increasingly segmented, here was a melting pot of musical fandoms.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
13 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Jamie Landers,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Where the Real Bets Are The market is bifurcating.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Levanon’s reading of the labor data is that the economy is bifurcating in a specific and underreported way.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Stay tuned, Variety will expand this chart and dissect the highs and lows shortly.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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There will be plenty to dissect once the Broncos get on the field, from Bo Nix’s participation and new offensive play caller Davis Webb’s command of the offense to Jaylen Waddle’s impact as its new speedy target.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halve. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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