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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Eventually, after Denmark and Sweden shut down their inquiries, German prosecutors focused on a group of deep-sea divers who had rented a yacht called the Andromeda in the northern German port of Rostock.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

But America declined to take the northern islands, seeing little additional strategic value in them.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Compromised cameras include license-plate readers and security cameras near strategic sites and places where soldiers gather, including military outposts in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The center of Rachel was expected to move onshore in northern Baja California on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The fourth was a gesture toward the northern interests, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on slave imports designed to discourage the practice without prohibiting it.

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




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