half dozen

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: six
a half dozen eggs

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Created by Lincoln Property Co. and Phoenix Property Company, with architecture by HKS, The Village features as its anchor a lively Main Street town center dotted with a half dozen dining spots, as well as stores and a boutique hotel. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Marlins executive Peter Bendix has had promising early returns in trades of more than a half dozen pitchers, as detailed here. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 Bursts of orange flash under a half dozen columns of black smoke billowing just beyond a freeway where traffic continues as usual. Karl Vick, Time, 13 June 2025 Here are a half dozen books worth the trip back into the classrooms and corridors of high school. Miriam Gershow june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for half dozen

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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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