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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Half of the participants were given the MenB vaccine while the other half were given a placebo.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I want it to feel like it’s a conversation, so why would I shut off the other half of that conversation?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The other half was the entire market, with a lot of discounts and with negative margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The B&O was capitalized at $3 million, with half of the stock sold to the state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore, the other half to an eager public.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was a crushing day for Nguyen: they were alive, but torn from the other half of her family, and from their homeland.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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