as in halfway
in some measure or degree
the construction project is only partially complete
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Its efforts have partially unwound a large increase in fraudulent enrollment that occurred during the Biden administration, HHS said in its recent data release.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Wrap whole or partially cut cucumbers in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator's crisper drawer to prevent deterioration from ethylene gas emitted by other produce.
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Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
Several of these eruptions were accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be at least partially Earth-directed.
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Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
These features improve infrared imagery and help operators identify distant or partially obscured targets.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Wrap whole or partially cut cucumbers in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator's crisper drawer to prevent deterioration from ethylene gas emitted by other produce.
—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
Several of these eruptions were accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be at least partially Earth-directed.
—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
These features improve infrared imagery and help operators identify distant or partially obscured targets.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 July 2026
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The piece from Ginexi linked above contains helpful advice and some short examples about halfway down the page.
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Our planet sits along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center, according to NASA.
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Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.
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Yang was investigated as part of President Xi Jinping ’s decade-long anti-corruption campaign that critics say has been used partly to remove his political rivals.
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“Partially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partially. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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