north

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If you tunnel your way north, through the long-shuttered rows of dead underground storefronts, you can pop back up to ground level at Fletcher Bowron Square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

An hour's drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are seeing their first leaves of kale, spinach and arugula emerge.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The 46-year-old said he "would like to stay for a long time" at the north London club.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Three Russian submarines conducted a "covert" operation over cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK, Defence Secretary John Healey said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

After the third day and the streaks of open water had not appeared, a blizzard blew from the north and lasted for almost a week.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell