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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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It was a particularly rapid movement up the Iron Pipeline, the name for the trafficking channel from southern states with lax gun laws to northern states with stricter ones.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

De la Espriella comes from cattle country in northern Cordoba province, growing up in an affluent family in the city of Montería about an hour’s drive from the country’s northwest Caribbean coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers from the University of York and the Swedish Agricultural University found that documented wolverine numbers have dropped sharply in parts of northern Sweden where the species was once strongest.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

A British Army soldier was killed in a training exercise in northern Iraq on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Katz’s packing plant was located in the northern end of the Stockyards.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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