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.
Example Sentences
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So after the lettuce war room came the other half of crisis management: talking to people.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
It sent out candidate résumés, with half being AI-generated and the other half written exclusively by humans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Notably, the study did not find that climate change is worsening the other half of the El Niño Southern Oscillation System — La Niña.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The insurer expects about half of the cuts in Switzerland and the other half at its asset-management operations abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Staphylococci bacteria are the other half of the deadly duo of opportunistic bacteria.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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