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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There’s Madison Square Gardens to the north and Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the next day James would shoot nine 3-pointers and score 40 points to help defeat the Nets.
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Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince remains a no-go zone for commercial U.S. flights, but helicopters are buzzing as those with deep pockets — and visas or foreign passports — make their way to Cap-Haïtien in the north to catch the only airline currently flying into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq, one in the country’s west and one in the north.
—Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Big Sur — a 90-mile stretch of coastline between Carmel to the north and San Simeon to the south — is a tourist hot spot all year round but especially between April and October.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Records from 911 indicated that officials asked police to block traffic on either side of the bridge shortly before the collision, with two emergency responders confirming traffic had been stopped on the north and south sides of the bridge.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The fire on the 2400 block of South 8th Street spread to two houses to the north and south.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2024
In Ohio, residents typically spot the birds in mid-April in the southern part of the state through early May in the north, according to the 2023 spotters' map.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Like Cooley, Piper worries the population will shift out of the U.S. to more suitable climates in the north.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince remains a no-go zone for commercial U.S. flights, but helicopters are buzzing as those with deep pockets — and visas or foreign passports — make their way to Cap-Haïtien in the north to catch the only airline currently flying into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two U.S. military bases in Iraq, one in the country’s west and one in the north.
—Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Big Sur — a 90-mile stretch of coastline between Carmel to the north and San Simeon to the south — is a tourist hot spot all year round but especially between April and October.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Records from 911 indicated that officials asked police to block traffic on either side of the bridge shortly before the collision, with two emergency responders confirming traffic had been stopped on the north and south sides of the bridge.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The fire on the 2400 block of South 8th Street spread to two houses to the north and south.
—Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2024
In Ohio, residents typically spot the birds in mid-April in the southern part of the state through early May in the north, according to the 2023 spotters' map.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
Like Cooley, Piper worries the population will shift out of the U.S. to more suitable climates in the north.
—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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