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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum moved to remedy this in February by replacing the old orders with a new one that made 2.1 million acres in that northern “Dalton utility corridor” available for selection.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

At the moment it looks like the wettest of the conditions will be across northern and western parts of the UK with drier conditions further south and east.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Norteña” is the first time she’s explicitly looked backward, with the cultural weight and sounds of northern Mexico behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Even if it was a pretty incredible northern pike, his first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But she told them about the secret northern pass through the mountains, and the detour Hecate described that could take them to Epirus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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