hemisphere

Example Sentences

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Now we are past the spring equinox, the northern hemisphere starts to get more daylight and a strengthening Sun.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

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

The US State Department has called it a threat to regional security in what it calls "our hemisphere."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

It was universally accepted that dry land was confined to one hemisphere, the rest being covered by ocean.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton