hemisphere

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Recent Examples of hemisphere Most countries in the Americas have birthright citizenship — the countries of this hemisphere encouraged migrations and saw citizenship as a vehicle to quickly integrate the newcomer into their societies. Thomas Wenski, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025 The right hemisphere of the brain is dominant for processing potential threats, spatial attention and coordination of rapid escape movements. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The 55th regular session of the OAS general assembly is taking place at a critical time for the agency, which continues to be dogged by questions over it relevancy amid serious governance issues in the hemisphere. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025 Newly founded this year, the handcrafted acetate frames feature the brand’s signature dual hemispheres at the temples, a bold, balanced silhouette. Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hemisphere
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Noun
  • Aldebaran is crossing the meridian at midnight around Thanksgiving ... and at around 9 p.m. in mid-January.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2025
  • Moonrise for the Cincinnati area should happen around 6:13 p.m., crossing the meridian at 12:49 a.m. and setting by 7:41 a.m. Thursday, June 12.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Upstairs, both of these semicircles are capped with private balconies: One extends off the home’s original primary suite, the other off the larger guest room.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
  • There were no onstage lights and only barebones visuals as the semicircle of Montreal musicians played an hour-long marathon of ambient chamber rock while doused in darkness.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemisphere. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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