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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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“Warmer-than-usual weather over the northern hemisphere winter could limit heating-related demand and help relieve upward pressure on natural gas and LNG prices in Europe and Asia,” says David Oxley, chief commodities economist.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Speaking alongside interim President Delcy Rodriguez, he argued that ramping up energy production was "the catalyst for transforming Venezuela" and for "improving the life conditions of Americans, the hemisphere and everyone in the world."

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Most glacial earthquakes detected so far have been located near the ends of glaciers in Greenland, the largest ice cap in the northern hemisphere.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The southern hemisphere contains more of the planet's ocean water than the northern hemisphere and so exerts a bigger influence on average sea temperatures.

From BBC Aug. 24, 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

A hotter southern mantle could indicate that Mars once had a magnetic field strong enough to produce differences in magnetism between the two hemispheres.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Krypton and xenon provided additional evidence that the two hemispheres were exposed to particles with different energies.

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

The challenge of bringing a new piece of writing to life on the stage appeals to both hemispheres of his brain, the analytic and the intuitive sides.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Von Guericke had demonstrated how two hemispheres from which the air had been extracted were held so tightly together by air pressure that teams of horses could not pull them apart.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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