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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

Summer solstice is being celebrated across the northern hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical summer.

From BBC Jun. 21, 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

Right in the northern hemisphere, left in the southern hemisphere.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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 1960s, Gazzaniga began conducting experiments in split-brain patients whose corpus callosum, which connects the two hemispheres, was absent.

From Salon May 26, 2025

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

The world of thought is divided roughly into two hemispheres.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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