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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Its first voyage in 1893 marked a turning point in Norwegian maritime history by establishing a regular and reliable route between Bergen in the south and Kirkenes in the north that linked these two remote regions together.
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AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The data cover a seven-county area from San Luis Obispo in the north to Orange County in the south.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Officers responded to a call about a shooting on the north side of Fishers on Saturday, June 21, and found a woman with gunshot wounds, the Fishers Police Department said in a June 22 news release.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
Elderly public housing tenants across from that Publix parking lot are just as vulnerable to Trump’s policies as low-wage workers at the La Familia Laundromat, just to the north.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
The data cover a seven-county area from San Luis Obispo in the north to Orange County in the south.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Officers responded to a call about a shooting on the north side of Fishers on Saturday, June 21, and found a woman with gunshot wounds, the Fishers Police Department said in a June 22 news release.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2025
Elderly public housing tenants across from that Publix parking lot are just as vulnerable to Trump’s policies as low-wage workers at the La Familia Laundromat, just to the north.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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