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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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He coached the Wallabies -- the Australian men's rugby union team -- for four years from 1984, guiding them to a rare northern hemisphere "Grand Slam" over England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

It’s also a way to challenge U.S. hegemony in the hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

In the northern hemisphere, June's full Moon is different from others in the calendar year as it is the lowest-hanging in the sky.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“I think that some of the hemisphere is willing to play along with it because the hemisphere has issues, including security issues, where the U.S. can be of assistance,” Bosworth said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

It was a heavy lump of glass, curved on one side, flat on the other, making almost a hemisphere.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Without material from the far side, they could not directly test whether solar wind implantation differed systematically between the two hemispheres.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

They are also not unique to Europe but occur in both hemispheres across the world's middle latitudes.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

In the 1820s, US President James Monroe articulated a new global order in which America and Europe confined themselves to their own hemispheres.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2025

To say he had a bilateral resection means that the surgeons removed these structures on both hemispheres of the brain.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2025

He then attached teams of horses to the sphere, which consisted simply of two hemispheres mated together, but they were unable to draw them apart.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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