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Aaron Patzer skipped California and Hawaii, instead buying a home north of Auckland and pouring $500,000 into a renovation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
According to the Associated Press, Meadows was reported to have fallen overboard around 170 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, oil is comfortably north of $100 a barrel, with an Iranian toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
In February, an outbreak of measles in some schools in north London prompted health authorities to remind parents to vaccinate their children.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“He forgot about the attack from the north outer wall of the Alamo complex,” came a voice I knew all too well.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.