hemispheric
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Etymology
Origin of hemispheric
First recorded in 1575–85; hemisphere + -ic
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Southern Command said in an emailed statement that the Ecuador-led joint operations “demonstrate Ecuador’s steadfast resolve to defeat hemispheric threats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
This setup effectively functions like a full hemispheric detector, while remaining far simpler and less expensive.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
To secure Latin America in its economic embrace, the U.S. will have to offer something besides special forces raids, like a hemispheric manufacturing alliance.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
U.S. intervention in the region dates back 200 years, when President James Monroe declared Latin America off limits to European colonization and began a campaign to establish the U.S. as a hemispheric power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
Season is not a hemispheric effect but a global one, a result of the elliptoid orbit.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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