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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Dominion in recent years saw a sharp uptick in electricity demand driven by a build-out of data centers in northern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Showers will be mostly confined to northern and western areas of the UK with sunny spells elsewhere.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

With the help of his false identity, he was issued Red Cross travel documents at the Swiss consulate in Genoa in northern Italy, and used them to flee to South America.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Weichai, a state-owned group based in the Shandong region in northern China, is a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial engines, with 100,000 employees worldwide.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The northern lights cast a ghostly green color over the white world ahead of them until dark clouds rolled in and it began to snow, making it hard to see.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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