north

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Meanwhile, oil is comfortably north of $100 a barrel, with an Iranian toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In February, an outbreak of measles in some schools in north London prompted health authorities to remind parents to vaccinate their children.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Aaron Patzer skipped California and Hawaii, instead buying a home north of Auckland and pouring $500,000 into a renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Just over a year after the unveiling of the "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" -- the oldest known Christian written testimony north of the Alps -- attention is once again turning to this ancient site.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Seth, Abu, and Tseko had come from far away like me—Seth from the western shore of the lake, Abu from the north, and Tseko from Ningo, a town on the coast, west of my home.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo