the north
noun
variants
or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
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Without free aid, people in the south are now facing the same kinds of dire shortages as those in the north contended with for months.
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
To his point, a tornado watch was issued shortly after noon Wednesday for 36 North and Central Texas counties as two storm fronts — one from Oklahoma in the north and another in the west on a line along San Angelo — were bound to converge over the Metroplex.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The ecological area, which extends from Shroud Cay in the north to Bells Cay in the south, protects mangroves and amazing marine species.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
What was especially jarring – to the Israeli public and to Israel Defense Forces commanders – was that these soldiers died in an area that had already been largely cleared of Hamas operatives after months of fierce fighting in the north and center of the strip.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
As battles raged in the north and east of the Kharkiv region, the city itself enjoyed a rare moment of calm on Sunday, May 12.
—Fox News, 13 May 2024
Bordering the Alps in the north, south and west, the region was, and remains, home to some of the peninsula’s richest and most versatile farmland, as well as immense tracts of alpine pastures, allowing for a seemingly endless supply of ingredients.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Israel has issued additional evacuation orders for the million Palestinians who are either residents or refugees from the north now living in Southern Gaza.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
Work crews installed a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
To his point, a tornado watch was issued shortly after noon Wednesday for 36 North and Central Texas counties as two storm fronts — one from Oklahoma in the north and another in the west on a line along San Angelo — were bound to converge over the Metroplex.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
The ecological area, which extends from Shroud Cay in the north to Bells Cay in the south, protects mangroves and amazing marine species.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
What was especially jarring – to the Israeli public and to Israel Defense Forces commanders – was that these soldiers died in an area that had already been largely cleared of Hamas operatives after months of fierce fighting in the north and center of the strip.
—Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
As battles raged in the north and east of the Kharkiv region, the city itself enjoyed a rare moment of calm on Sunday, May 12.
—Fox News, 13 May 2024
Bordering the Alps in the north, south and west, the region was, and remains, home to some of the peninsula’s richest and most versatile farmland, as well as immense tracts of alpine pastures, allowing for a seemingly endless supply of ingredients.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Israel has issued additional evacuation orders for the million Palestinians who are either residents or refugees from the north now living in Southern Gaza.
—CBS News, 12 May 2024
Work crews installed a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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