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by half

Idioms

Considerably, a great deal, as in He was too good a cook by half for this small restaurant. [c. a.d. 1000] Contrast by halves.

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by half

In Champagne, output is expected to be cut by half compared with both 2025 and the five-year average.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Volkswagen announced it will reduce its model offerings by half and cut the complexity of its offerings by 75% by 2035.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Refinery runs were forecast to have fallen by half of a percentage point in the Journal survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

If Houthis keep targeting Saudi-linked or Saudi-bound vessels, traffic could fall by half from current levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

In fact, “well” isn’t good enough by half.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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