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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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Among them are the first dinosaur identified in the southern hemisphere, now known to be a stegosaur, along with sauropods, a coelurosaurian, and young iguanodontids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

“It was driven by the largest size hemisphere I could get in acrylic to make the visor,” Shearn, based in Colorado, said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Poorer countries devote a bigger part of their incomes to essentials like food and transport than the Western hemisphere.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Spokesman Peter Myles, who farms in Angus, says the arrangement only applies to "a double decker bus full" of shearers from the southern hemisphere who have been coming to Scotland for generations.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He took the globe in his own hands and turned it from one hemisphere to the other.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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