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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Sheeran has a rotating core of opening acts, including Myles Smith, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe, and will run his stadium tour through cities including Nashville, Atlanta, Seattle and Denver before wrapping the North American leg in November.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The violence of European colonization across the North American continent may have achieved a grisly apex at Acoma when, following a siege by Spanish conquistadors in 1595, a massacre occurred killing hundreds.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Qatari fans were clad in traditional white thobes in their supporter section behind the north goal, while Swiss supporters wore red in the second deck behind the south goal.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Trade tensions continue to simmer between the North American neighbors.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The violence of European colonization across the North American continent may have achieved a grisly apex at Acoma when, following a siege by Spanish conquistadors in 1595, a massacre occurred killing hundreds.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Qatari fans were clad in traditional white thobes in their supporter section behind the north goal, while Swiss supporters wore red in the second deck behind the south goal.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Trade tensions continue to simmer between the North American neighbors.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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