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Recent Examples of semicircleJohn Hammersley connected two quarter circles with a rectangle, then cut a semicircle out of it to form a shape that resembled an old telephone.—Richard Green, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025 Consider a semicircle with a diameter (the straight base) of 2.—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025 Half participated in a group watching session, where six participants at a time watched video health messages while sitting in a room in a semicircle.—Paul McClure 16, New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025 This is a huge upgrade from the semicircle, akin to moving from a love seat to a sectional.—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for semicircle
The doctrine meant that the U.S. would defend other countries in the hemisphere against European aggression.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Shea called on others in the international community to increase support for the response to Haiti's rapidly deteriorating situation, which is triggering one of the worst humanitarian crises in the hemisphere at a moment when Washington is cutting back on foreign assistance.
Mine were located on meridians related to the elements of earth and space, which I was told signal a general imbalance between those elements in my life.
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Kayla Blanton,
Outside Online,
4 Apr. 2025
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Indianapolis area will happen by roughly 5:26 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, crossing the meridian at 12:30 a.m. before setting at 8:36 a.m. Monday.
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