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hemisphere

[hem-i-sfeer] / ˈhɛm ɪˌsfɪər /
NOUN
half
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Even so, the simplest explanation based on current evidence points to a large volcanic eruption in the northern hemisphere as the main driver of the Younger Dryas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 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

Then the senator turned his attention back to the Western hemisphere.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

"There's no energy shortage in all of the Western hemisphere."

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“The right hemisphere of your brain is very highly developed.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser