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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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By Friday and Saturday, some rain is likely across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern areas of England and Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The simulations provide strong support for the proposed connection between expanding northern ice sheets and changes in the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Researchers found that the amount of built-up land in high-risk zones in northern Nepal, parts of south-eastern Tibet and a corner of India's Uttarakhand had grown by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

She initially joined Harvard University in the United States, and then moved to Sydney's northern beaches earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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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