almost halve
Frequency: 7.512.1 per million words
to reduce by an amount very close to half
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- The new policy will almost halve our carbon emissions by 2030.
- Property prices have almost halved in some parts of the city.
- This medication can almost halve the risk of heart disease.
- The company's workforce was almost halved during the recession.
- We managed to almost halve our operating costs this quarter.
- The new route will almost halve your travel time to work.
- Sales have almost halved since our competitor launched their product.
- The reform could almost halve the processing time for applications.
- Energy consumption has almost halved thanks to better insulation.
- The government aims to almost halve unemployment within five years.