northern

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The finished track is the centerpiece of “Norteña” — a song that marries Venegas’ pop sensibilities and signature lovelorn lyrics with an authentic northern Mexican song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Once master of vast expanses of northern, central and western Africa, France has played a crucial role in the continent's post‑colonial history, repeatedly intervening militarily since the early 1960s.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Anthropologists believe the Hadzabe—who number fewer than 1,300 people—have roamed the Yaeda Valley in northern Tanzania for more than 50,000 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Showery rain will be limited to northern Scotland and perhaps the Channel Islands.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The gradual emancipation schemes adopted in the northern states never needed to face this question squarely, because the black population there remained relatively small.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis