half-year
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The latter example completed the handle on a long five and a half year cup base:
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Gupta pointed out that the youth movement's momentum could have been sapped in the one and a half year gap between Bangladesh's Gen Z protests and elections.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The carrier made a A$55 million provision related to the action in its December half, and said it would provision the remainder in its results for the current fiscal half year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Nottingham Forest signed Borussia Monchengladbach left-back Luca Netz on a four and a half year deal.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
As Becky Amigliato’s slap shot made for my face that fall day, the events of the last half year flickered in my possibly-soon- to-be-extinguished consciousness.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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