Finally, after nearly half a month, the Christmas letter was here in my hand.

终于，过了将近半个月，这封圣诞信终于到了我的手中。

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The unemployment rate fell in that month by nearly half a point, to 9.4%, but that was mainly because so many jobless workers gave up and stopped looking.

当月失业率下降近0.5个百分点，达到9.4%，但是这主要是因为不少失业人员放弃了找工作。

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However, Xinhua news agency notes that the Shanghai government failed to notify the public about two H7N9 deaths until nearly half a month after the deaths occurred and has been silent on how thousands of dead pigs ended up in waterways near the city.

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Earlier this month, nearly half the Yellowstone Club's members staged an uprising of sorts, albeit a civilized one.

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Research firm Canalys said this month that Android powered nearly half of new smartphones shipped worldwide in the second quarter of this year ahead of both Apple Inc.

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