half dozen

idiom

: six
a half dozen eggs

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The indie box office offers a half dozen strong debuts from Magic Farm buy El Planeta’s Amalia Ulman to Venice Special Jury Prize winner April to Cannes Critics Week award- winner Blue Sun Palace. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 Turning Point’s half dozen or so annual events, featuring the biggest names on the right from Trump on down, are slick productions that draw enormous crowds. Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025 In the nearly three months since President Donald Trump's inauguration, lawyers challenging his actions in court have alleged that his administration has violated court orders on a half dozen occasions, according to court records reviewed by ABC News. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025 Reality check: Despite the Senate version of Bacon's bill garnering more than a half dozen GOP co-sponsors, support may be more limited in the House, where Trump's favor is often the most coveted political currency. Andrew Solender, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half dozen

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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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