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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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"Kank helps bridge a distributional gap for the Late Cretaceous of southern Patagonia, connecting known records from northern Patagonia and Antarctica, and showing that this family was dispersed across different latitudes of South America."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Hilton was favored over the two Democrats among self-identified libertarians and among voters in Orange County, the Central Valley and northern coast and Sierra region.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

One recent day, Tania Koronos, a mother of three, spotted a drone above her hometown in northern Israel, Adamit, about a mile from the Lebanon border.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Next season, three northern clubs and one from the south are set to be in the preliminary round.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Animals began hurrying to the northern slopes to see the poison tide for themselves.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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