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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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As large ice sheets spread across northern regions, they cool nearby waters in the North Atlantic.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

By Friday and Saturday, some rain is likely across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern areas of England and Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Huerta hosted nighttime house meetings around the northern half of the state, while Chavez ranged across the southern half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The company plans to hire two or three workers at its facility in northern Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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