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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 evacuees whom AFP met in northern Ukraine on Saturday said that they had to eat grass to survive, and that some had hunted dogs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

During the earlier Neolithic phase, activity at Oued Beht focused on the larger and more open northern area of the site.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The 24-year-old from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand lives in Montreal, a fugitive from four 112 charges which have been filed against her.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Oil and gas extraction, however, weakened for a third month in row with a decrease in oil sands activity as some facilities in northern Alberta undertook maintenance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She started searching for information about the wondrous sight, but then she shut off that part of her computer brain, and she simply enjoyed the spectacular northern light show.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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