approximately halve

Frequency: 6.37.9 per million words

To reduce to almost half the original amount or size.

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  • Due to the new regulations, the company's profits are expected to approximately halve this year.
  • The new policy aims to approximately halve carbon emissions by 2030.
  • After taking the new medication, the patient's symptoms were approximately halved within 24 hours.
  • Sales figures approximately halved during the economic downturn.
  • If you want a smaller cake, you can approximately halve all the ingredients in the recipe.
  • The government plans to approximately halve the budget deficit over five years.
  • The city's population approximately halved after the major factory closed down.
  • Production costs have approximately halved since the introduction of automation.
  • The stock market crash caused the value of his investment to approximately halve overnight.
  • The new treatment could approximately halve recovery time for patients.
  • Implementing the new software will approximately halve the time it takes to process an order.
  • Traffic congestion was approximately halved after the new bypass opened.
  • With the rise of online courses, enrollment for in-person classes has approximately halved.
  • Research suggests this intervention may approximately halve the risk of disease.
  • At this depth in the ocean, the amount of available sunlight is approximately halved.
  • Energy consumption approximately halved following the efficiency upgrades.
  • The year-end sale will approximately halve the price of last season's electronics.
  • The company expects to approximately halve its workforce through natural attrition.
  • By approximately halving the travel time, the new high-speed train has revolutionized commuting.
  • Property prices approximately halved in some areas after the market crash.