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Important note: The shoes run large, so order a half size down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
The half size portion includes a sizable amount of neck meat, which is a fully hands-on experience for anyone up for it, but there’s also plenty of boneless slabs for the taking.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
If you have wider feet, we recommend you get a half size up.
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2018
“I make half size ones for dorm rooms. They are eye-catching.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2014
Neither stymied nor frustrated, the owl’s eyes grew a half size bigger and she let out a squeak of excitement.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
They come in all shapes, sizes and colors: full sheet cakes, half-size cakes, round cakes and wedding cakes, single layers, double layers and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
"You're never more than about 10 minutes' walk from either a half-size or full-size all-weather pitch. The scale of it is quite impressive."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
On a half-size scale model on display at the GE chalet, the fan is certainly impressive.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Such marvels multiply in the six silver half-size sculptures of saints from the High Altar in the Monreale Cathedral.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2018
T. Stat. c. lagoons, bays 26 Blackish freckled buffy-white; wings small; long stiff tail-feathers; bill, lobe beneath chin greenish-black; dives; f., half-size; duller; no lobe.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
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