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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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It’s also a way to challenge U.S. hegemony in the hemisphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

They point out that, while Australia and New Zealand’s geography justify a scaled ultra long-haul fleet, Qantas’s northern hemisphere peers don’t appear to have sufficient use cases to warrant the investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 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

On the summer solstice the northern hemisphere is tilted most directly toward the Sun, and the Sun appears directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, and the third brightest star in the northern hemisphere.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

It is also positioned so that telescopes in both hemispheres can observe it, and it lacks bright foreground objects that might block the view.

From Science Daily Mar. 3, 2026

North v south is the storyline to power the finale of next year's inaugural Nations Championships, with the hemispheres pitted against each other in the autumn crescendo at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Absent the extinctions, the encounter between Europe and the Americas might have been equally deadly for both sides—a world in which both hemispheres experienced catastrophic depopulation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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