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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 model for the statue once trained at Rancho Del Paso in northern Sacramento County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

At Shenandoah University, administrators a few years ago began asking students about ways to improve recruitment and retention at the 150-year-old private school in northern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

At the same time, the European-Chinese Smile mission has been observing the northern lights while measuring magnetic fields and particles much closer to the planet.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

On the frontlines in northern Ethiopia, there were signs that the Tigrayan rebels were being pushed back.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It looks like the northern lights up there, if the lights were red, orange, and purple rather than green and blue.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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