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half-year

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noun

    1. a period of 6 months

      the campaign lasted nearly a half-year

    2. ( as modifier )

      a half-year break

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Its half-year results are set to be published on 29 July, but on Wednesday the firm announced loans that it said would bolster its balance sheet and fund future product plans.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The latest I-bond rate reset on May 1 has a fixed component of 0.9% and a half-year inflation part of 1.67%, which combines for an annualized return of 4.26%.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

They had taken refuge there before, during the Covid pandemic and the first months after Russia’s 2022 invasion, but it had been largely empty for the last half-year.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The toymaker, which is publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has nearly 600 physical stores across 18 countries, according to its September 2025 half-year financial report.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

The half-year since he had last been with him seemed neither a long nor a short span of time.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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