northward
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That moisture is being pulled northward by an upper-level trough — a low-pressure area in the atmosphere — and the resulting instability may produce thunderstorms and showers, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The northward shift of holidaymakers in Europe is not unique to Scotland or the Nordics.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The reconstruction from waters south of Africa showed that the subtropical front began moving northward around 3.4 million years ago and continued doing so during the glacial event.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
He reorganized his force, then began to lead the Greeks northward following paths they hoped would lead toward the Black Sea, nearly 1,000 miles distant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Later recoveries of banded birds showed that these Florida-born eagles range northward along the coast into Canada as far as Prince Edward Island, although they had previously been considered nonmigratory.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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