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• That's been the case for at least half a dozen years, and users stuck around.
  — WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
• More than a decade ago, there were about half a dozen zoos in the Gaza Strip.
  — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 June 2024
• Within less than a mile, there were a half a dozen or more clubs.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
• This served as the base for half a dozen sautéed and grilled vegetables.
  — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2023
• The band earns half a dozen new wins thanks to this latest avalanche of bestsellers.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• More tellingly still, on the block in front of me are half a dozen dead pheasants.
  — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
• Firefighters from half a dozen cities were dispatched to the area to help.
  — Patricia Oleas and Cesar Olmos, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
• The group has reached the No. 1 spot on both tallies with half a dozen releases.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• On Monday, Tippmann had half a dozen high snaps to Rodgers.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
• The band has only pushed half a dozen tracks to the ranking, and half of them have risen into the highest tier.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
• She’s followed closely by Justin Bieber, who has sent half a dozen tracks to the summit.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• With half a dozen new restaurants opening over the next few months, there are plenty of new places to try.
  — Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
• There are half a dozen dogs to choose from, including a couple with chili.
  — Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
• The holder is easy to install and holds half a dozen different items.
  — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 May 2024
• In 2014, a fire at the same location destroyed three buildings and at least half a dozen semis.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
• On a high shelf, Angela once found half a dozen egg cups, each one painted with a baby chick.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Over the years, he’s worked on 30 collector cars and currently owns half a dozen.
  — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
• His home studio overlooks half a dozen speedboats idled at a dock.
  — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• Kathie identified him as her attacker out of a group of about half a dozen men.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• The home spans about 4,700 square feet and is spread over more than half a dozen levels, with a total of five bedrooms and three bathrooms.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
• The all-inclusive properties are home to more than a dozen restaurants, half a dozen bars, and a mile-long stretch of sand.
  — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
• In the space of three months, half a dozen of Europe’s major clubs appointed new managers.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Missouri is one of 27 states where the death penalty remains in place, even after half a dozen states have ended it in the past 12 years.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• But the movie has at least half a dozen characters in need of enlightening.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
• At the time, their son was 7 and already carrying half a dozen thick textbooks in his backpack.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• And in the case of TV writers, those gigs have shrunk in duration as shows have gone from more than 20 episodes per season to as few as half a dozen.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• More than half a dozen police officers stormed in to search their apartment.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
• More than half a dozen Raleigh, North Carolina, police cars were visible at the scene when the drop-off was made.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2023
• By 2019 the fest had grown into a major happening that sprawled across half a dozen venues plus a stage in Cathedral Square.
  — Lawrence Specker | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
• In the second case in less than a week of Combs assaulting a minor, the more than half a dozen new civil cases from three woman and four men are seeking unspecified damages.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024