hemisphere

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Recent Examples of hemisphere While a solstice occurs when Earth’s axis is titled such that one of the planet’s hemispheres receives the maximum sunlight and the other its minimum, an equinox is the halfway point between them. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Talk to Me makes the case that understanding Haiti’s place in the New World might lead to a fuller accounting of the entire hemisphere’s history—including our own. Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025 One of them, the Sinaloa cartel, is considered among the biggest criminal forces in the hemisphere, primarily trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and other narcotics internationally. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Feb. 2025 Such instruments are especially needed now, when human rights are threatened in many parts of the hemisphere, including in the United States. Jorge G. CastaÑeda, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hemisphere

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“Hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemisphere. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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