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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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The northern city will be among his stops in Peru, along with Lima, Cusco and Pucallpa.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Before last week, the farthest known northern nesting ground was in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The existentialist writer reluctantly moved to the northern city in 1931 for a teaching job after he had failed to obtain one in his native Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A future spacecraft mission to Uranus could also test the researchers' predictions by imaging the unexplored northern hemispheres of Ariel and Miranda and searching for the fractures and ridges expected from their models.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Pong turned to follow Father Cham’s gaze and saw a pulsing orange glow hovering on the northern horizon.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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