northern

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A former CIA officer who flipped a swing House district in northern Virginia twice, Spanberger has now been governor of the commonwealth for roughly four months.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Iraq can send some of its northern crude through a pipeline to Turkey, but most of the country’s oil production comes from its southern fields, which have no inland connection to the pipeline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The guard, from northern Evros, says his superior mentioned that this system was already being employed in the region's south.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

A third special election in a northern Montreal suburb, also vacant, was too close to call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

At last Roz said, “I must find the Ancient Shark. I have heard that she lives in the northern ocean. Can you show me the fastest way there?”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown