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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The United States sees an opportunity to strengthen European energy security, deepen ties with Central Asia, add another vector to pressure Iran from the north, and reduce the coercive power Moscow derives from frozen conflicts and energy dependence.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
How to get a permit The neighborhood is not large, bounded by Blue Ridge Cutoff to the west, Ditzler Avenue to the east, and between East 43rd Street to the north and East 44th Street to the south.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Next up on the calendar is Monaco, which swapped places with Canada on the schedule to try to group some of the North American rounds closer together.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
The two launch complexes are on the north end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station while Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 is on the south end of the complex more than 6 miles away.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
How to get a permit The neighborhood is not large, bounded by Blue Ridge Cutoff to the west, Ditzler Avenue to the east, and between East 43rd Street to the north and East 44th Street to the south.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Next up on the calendar is Monaco, which swapped places with Canada on the schedule to try to group some of the North American rounds closer together.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
The two launch complexes are on the north end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station while Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 is on the south end of the complex more than 6 miles away.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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