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The state of California filed suit against Norwalk on Monday, alleging the southeastern Los Angeles County city’s moratorium on new homeless shelters and supportive housing violates a half dozen housing laws.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
So our host filled a half dozen tasting cups with a wild chartreuse color liquid.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
At least a half dozen festivals were canceled this year in the U.S., with others going silent in Europe and Australia, per NPR.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.
—Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
So our host filled a half dozen tasting cups with a wild chartreuse color liquid.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
At least a half dozen festivals were canceled this year in the U.S., with others going silent in Europe and Australia, per NPR.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.
—Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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