: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2024
As wetlands continue to disappear, the habitats available to each species will contract by more than 25 percent over a decade, and their ideal ranges will move northward, Isaia and colleagues predicted in a 2022 study.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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Experts say the only way for the species to recover is to expand their range northward.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2024
As wetlands continue to disappear, the habitats available to each species will contract by more than 25 percent over a decade, and their ideal ranges will move northward, Isaia and colleagues predicted in a 2022 study.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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