other half
Americannoun
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the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made.
a glimpse of how the other half lives.
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Informal. one's spouse.
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"It's pretty quick but we want the other half to not have the wait of 16, 18, 20, 25 weeks from those first symptoms to get a diagnosis."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Listening is the other half of the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Half received decaf, while the other half received caffeinated coffee.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In class, students learn half the day in Mandarin and the other half in English.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Redemption took the other half and settled into one of the chairs.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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