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Inside, we were greeted by a half dozen armed men and two Indian families, taking the last step of being smuggled into the US.
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Matt Rivers, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
At least a half dozen marquee hosts at U.S. news organizations — from Fox News to CNN — have left their powerful perches at the anchor desk.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Myrie, who’s among more than a half dozen candidates running against Mayor Adams in June’s Democratic primary, has pulled in a total of $647,449 from more than 3,300 individual donors since launching his campaign in May 2024, the memo says.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
It has already been stocked with about a half dozen candidates, including Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin; Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler; former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and New York state Sen. James Skoufis.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Matt Rivers, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
At least a half dozen marquee hosts at U.S. news organizations — from Fox News to CNN — have left their powerful perches at the anchor desk.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Myrie, who’s among more than a half dozen candidates running against Mayor Adams in June’s Democratic primary, has pulled in a total of $647,449 from more than 3,300 individual donors since launching his campaign in May 2024, the memo says.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
It has already been stocked with about a half dozen candidates, including Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin; Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler; former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and New York state Sen. James Skoufis.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Half dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20dozen. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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