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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Officers arrested the suspect in the northwest portion of the San Fernando Valley.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
All North End Zone ticketholders must pass through the northwest doors.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
About 15 minutes later and roughly 5 miles to the northwest, Phoenix firefighters were dispatched to Piestewa Peak for an injured hiker.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That project, called Project Cardinal, has a development site that is just over 1,000 acres in the northwest corner of Yorkville on the border with Sugar Grove, generally located northwest of Route 47 and Galena Road, south of Baseline Road and east of Ashe Road.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
All North End Zone ticketholders must pass through the northwest doors.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
About 15 minutes later and roughly 5 miles to the northwest, Phoenix firefighters were dispatched to Piestewa Peak for an injured hiker.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That project, called Project Cardinal, has a development site that is just over 1,000 acres in the northwest corner of Yorkville on the border with Sugar Grove, generally located northwest of Route 47 and Galena Road, south of Baseline Road and east of Ashe Road.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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