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The economics of barbecue are increasingly challenging, and the past few years have seen a half dozen former Top 50 restaurants close their doors for good.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
At the onset of Prohibition, about 210 distilleries operated in Kentucky, Morris said, but only about a half dozen of them received licenses.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Medford was one of about a half dozen speakers who told the Fort Worth City Council Tuesday night about how the issue of literacy affected them, their families and the city as a whole.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
After unthreading some lug nuts from attachments secured to the port and starboard sides of the vessel, the crew deploys two metal arms that jut out a half dozen feet from the aft.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
At the onset of Prohibition, about 210 distilleries operated in Kentucky, Morris said, but only about a half dozen of them received licenses.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Medford was one of about a half dozen speakers who told the Fort Worth City Council Tuesday night about how the issue of literacy affected them, their families and the city as a whole.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
After unthreading some lug nuts from attachments secured to the port and starboard sides of the vessel, the crew deploys two metal arms that jut out a half dozen feet from the aft.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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