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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Military spokesman Yahya Saree said missiles hit the tanker Wafa off Yanbu in the northern Red Sea and the tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Dissent got louder after the twin quakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24, killing over 6,000 people and decimating hundreds of buildings.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

She left shortly after, and was planning to move back to northern Scotland - but instead the pair conducted a "shotgun wedding".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, low prices last year prompted sawmill curtailments and closures from British Columbia to northern Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

For three days, they traveled over seas and islands and coastlines, and then they spotted the Juggernaut, floating on the waves of the northern ocean.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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