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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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The disappointment will only reinforce the idea that English rugby league needs a serious period of introspection - as well as significant investment to keep pace with the game in the southern hemisphere.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The outcome also led many to believe the game in the northern hemisphere had reached a new nadir - with England's World Cup prospects almost dismissed out of hand as a result.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The situation changed once the Moon settled into an orbit that kept the same hemisphere facing our planet.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

With Australia's fire services warning that the start of the northern hemisphere summer later this year could see more intense blazes, Oaka's training will be fast-tracked.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Its light made a hemisphere of warmth across which Dicey looked to see her small sleeping brother.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

The observations provide valuable information about WASP-17b's atmospheric chemistry and temperature variations, including differences between its equator and poles and between its permanently illuminated and dark hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although the contrasts between the two hemispheres are clearly visible at the surface and within the crust, scientists have been uncertain whether similar differences extend deep into the lunar mantle.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Either Mg-suite magmas formed on the far side without substantial involvement from KREEP-rich material, or the layer containing these elements developed unevenly across the Moon, leaving the two hemispheres with different chemical compositions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

To investigate this connection, the team studied a large multicenter group consisting of fifty patients and one hundred brain hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

From the highest vantage point you can make out only the brain’s two big hemispheres, so I began with studies of split-brain patients and other discoveries that locate language in the left hemisphere.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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