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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 afternoon is forecast to be warm, with scattered fair-weather cloud across southern and central parts of the country, and only a little more cloud forecast for northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

According to Coface, just 3.5 percent of the current traffic between East Asia, northern Europe and North America could actually shift to Arctic routes.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

The other book went first to a warehouse in Kenosha, Wis., then to a spot in northern Las Vegas at an intersection with at least two Amazon facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The pact would halve the level of U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum, and lower the duty on automobiles from America’s northern neighbor, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Fog drifting in from the northern Pacific Ocean blankets its rice paddies, apple orchards, and cattle farms.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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