western hemisphere
noun
variants
or Western Hemisphere
: the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters
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Petro, Lula and AMLO are hardly the western hemisphere’s first tyrant-enablers.
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
One World Trade Center now holds the record for the tallest building in not just New York City or the United States, but in the western hemisphere.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
To critics like Gomez, widespread adoption of a digital currency isn’t feasible in a country with a per capita income of $3,650, among the lowest in the western hemisphere—at least not quickly.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2022
Hurricane Patricia made landfall in Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane in 2015 and became the strongest storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere with 215 mph winds.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
One World Trade Center now holds the record for the tallest building in not just New York City or the United States, but in the western hemisphere.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
To critics like Gomez, widespread adoption of a digital currency isn’t feasible in a country with a per capita income of $3,650, among the lowest in the western hemisphere—at least not quickly.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2022
Hurricane Patricia made landfall in Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane in 2015 and became the strongest storm ever recorded in the western hemisphere with 215 mph winds.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Western hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20hemisphere. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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