northern
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The island is off Russia’s coast north of Japan, and Hokkaido is Japan’s largest northern island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Following the successful Sinjar push, Turkey said last month it would "gradually" hand control to Baghdad of its Bashiqa base near the northern city of Mosul although no timeline was given.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland dropped to minus 4 Celsius on Sunday morning with minus 2 Celsius recorded in northern England while Wales registered its first air frost of the season.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Great Redwood Trail Agency was created three years later to shepherd the transition of the 231-mile northern stretch in Mendocino, Trinity and Humboldt counties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Charles was born ten years after James Garfield in the northern Illinois town of Freeport on September 8, 1841.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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