nearly halve
Frequency: 7.411.8 per million words
to reduce by an amount very close to half
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- The government's new policy will nearly halve carbon emissions by 2030.
- Rising interest rates have nearly halved property prices in some areas.
- The company's workforce was nearly halved during the recession.
- Improved technology has nearly halved the time needed for production.
- The new treatment can nearly halve recovery time for patients.
- Budget cuts will nearly halve funding for public services.
- The efficiency measures nearly halved our energy consumption.
- Competition from online retailers has nearly halved their market share.
- The drought nearly halved crop yields this season.
- Automation could nearly halve manufacturing costs within five years.