the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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The alert includes the cities of Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, La Quinta and Coachella, and the highest levels of particulate matter are expected in the northwest Coachella Valley.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Five minutes later, a 911 dispatcher sent police and paramedics toward the northwest Charlotte neighborhood off Rozelles Ferry Road, where Graves lived and where Watson had been fatally shot.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris in the northwest Georgia district after the two advanced from a crowded field of candidates in a special election on March 10.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But the coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans that Harris built caught the attention of moderate national Democrats such as Pete Buttigieg, another military veteran, who traveled to the northwest Georgia district to stump for Harris last month.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Five minutes later, a 911 dispatcher sent police and paramedics toward the northwest Charlotte neighborhood off Rozelles Ferry Road, where Graves lived and where Watson had been fatally shot.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris in the northwest Georgia district after the two advanced from a crowded field of candidates in a special election on March 10.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But the coalition of Democrats, independents and Republicans that Harris built caught the attention of moderate national Democrats such as Pete Buttigieg, another military veteran, who traveled to the northwest Georgia district to stump for Harris last month.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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