northern

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It reopened in 2019, when it began shipping grain again as well as key supplies to other parts of northern Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The Greeks first mentioned the “Keltoi” in the sixth century B.C.; later Greek and Roman writers labeled their brave northern adversaries barbarians, Gauls or Galatians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Shortages of rubber and chemical components have already been reported in Asia, and a prolonged war could affect grain prices when the northern hemisphere has to purchase fertilizers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

The centrist camp's main contender so far seems to be former premier Edouard Philippe, the leader of the Horizons party who was re-elected as mayor of the northern port city of Le Havre last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The essential agreement reached at Philadelphia in 1787, Baldwin claimed, was the decision to remove slavery in the southern states from any influence by the northern states.

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