north of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—
Tom Green
Tom GreenFighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.—Elias Isquith
Elias IsquithCognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
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On Monday, June 23, first responders were alerted to reports of an unresponsive boy at a home in Fingal Bay, around 140 miles north of Sydney, at around 12.10 p.m. local time, New South Wales Police told PEOPLE in a statement.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 June 2025
The latter, roughly 25 miles north of Miami, offered 70 daily flights to over 30 destinations as of April of this year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 June 2025
The facility, with a price tag north of $50 million, will be built on approximately 14 acres at the southwest corner of the Sawmill Parkway/Ohio Route 42 intersection, about three miles south of Delaware.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 22 June 2025
In the rolling hills of Westchester County just north of New York City stand a country estate soaked in American history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 June 2025
The latter, roughly 25 miles north of Miami, offered 70 daily flights to over 30 destinations as of April of this year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 June 2025
The facility, with a price tag north of $50 million, will be built on approximately 14 acres at the southwest corner of the Sawmill Parkway/Ohio Route 42 intersection, about three miles south of Delaware.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 22 June 2025
In the rolling hills of Westchester County just north of New York City stand a country estate soaked in American history.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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