the northeast

noun

variants or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.

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The dangerous smoke caused air quality warnings across the northeast and upper midwest. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 Bethany and Ben Bezanson purchased the nine-bed, three-bathroom, 5,523-square-foot home in Pendleton Heights in 2018 in hopes of restoring the neighborhood, one of KC’s oldest residential neighborhoods, located in the northeast part of the city. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Australia’s Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 1,400 miles along the northeast coast and is home to thousands of marine species including more than 1,500 species of fish, according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Ashley Lynch july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The 59-year-old zoo, which occupies 133 acres in the northeast corner of Griffith Park, has also struggled to maintain its national accreditation, with federal regulators finding peeling paint and rust in some exhibits. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the northeast

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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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