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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As agents moved in and out of the location, LAPD officers cordoned off the northeast corner of the park with yellow crime scene tape.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Last September, a 29-year-old solo hiker was traveling on the Turbid Lake Trail in the northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake, according to a news release from the NPS at the time.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted risk for the chance of severe weather for all North Texas, especially for counties to the northeast of the metroplex, a level 2 out of 5 threat.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 3 May 2026
To the northeast, a buildup of reef and limestone from 260 million years ago holds petrified remains of marine creatures, souvenirs of the greatest flood in history.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Last September, a 29-year-old solo hiker was traveling on the Turbid Lake Trail in the northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake, according to a news release from the NPS at the time.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted risk for the chance of severe weather for all North Texas, especially for counties to the northeast of the metroplex, a level 2 out of 5 threat.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 3 May 2026
To the northeast, a buildup of reef and limestone from 260 million years ago holds petrified remains of marine creatures, souvenirs of the greatest flood in history.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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