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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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In the northern U.S., it portends unusually dry and warm weather, while the Gulf and Southeast states experience abnormally wet weather.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The 12 August eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse visible over mainland Europe since 1999, with Spain and northern Portugal being the only places to see totality.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

They hailed from Arcadia Bluffs, a renowned public course in northern Michigan, and even Michigan State University, normally a fierce rival to the Ann Arbor school.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

During the second inspection, inspectors found decaying organic waste, wastewater, food residue, unsanitary conditions that allowed the breeding of flies, as well as live and dead flies along the northern perimeter of the warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

An hour later, Clark Air Base in Pampanga, an American military base on the northern shore of Manila Bay, is bombed.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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