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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Anyone who used the all-gender restroom in the north end of Concourse A is asked to call 816-243-5175 to submit potential information, Overstreet said.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Iran kept up its wave of attacks launched at Israel that have sent millions of people to shelters, with sirens sounding across a wide swath of the north, from Haifa to the Galilee to the border with Lebanon.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Home equity shift Texas homes lost equity while states to the north saw gains, according to a new report.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
William has returned from his fact-finding mission in the north and is more convinced than ever that Ben isn’t really dead.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Iran kept up its wave of attacks launched at Israel that have sent millions of people to shelters, with sirens sounding across a wide swath of the north, from Haifa to the Galilee to the border with Lebanon.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Home equity shift Texas homes lost equity while states to the north saw gains, according to a new report.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
William has returned from his fact-finding mission in the north and is more convinced than ever that Ben isn’t really dead.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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