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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Founded in 1931, the privately owned Giant Eagle has nearly 200 supermarkets throughout western Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland, and Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Hungary on Tuesday hit a new temperature record, reaching 42C in Szecseny in northern Hungary, according to the national weather service, beating a previous record of 41.9C from 2007.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Iran had warned vessels that the only route was through its own waters on the northern side.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 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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