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Meanwhile, there have been published cases of parthenogenesis involving more than half a dozen shark species, Feldheim said, from the bonnethead to the common smooth-hound.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
The Trump administration is currently facing more than half a dozen lawsuits over the president's executive orders.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
As another half a dozen or so Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cruisers rolled by, Mower credited them and the firefighters for swarming the town so quickly.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The police have not said whether, or how, the more than half a dozen attacks since October are related.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
The Trump administration is currently facing more than half a dozen lawsuits over the president's executive orders.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
As another half a dozen or so Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cruisers rolled by, Mower credited them and the firefighters for swarming the town so quickly.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The police have not said whether, or how, the more than half a dozen attacks since October are related.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Half a dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20dozen. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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