the north
noun
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or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
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Lesser amounts of snow — between two and eight inches — are expected to the north, up to the Michigan border.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In the latest military action Tuesday, AFRICOM personnel were involved in an airstrike and reportedly a gun battle lasting up to four hours with ISIS-Somalia jihadists in Puntland, in the north of this African country.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In the Twin Cities, 3 to 4 inches is likely, with 2 to 4 inches in the north metro.
—Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Low temperatures will be in the single digits in much of the north-central US and dip below freezing all the way into northern Texas.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In the latest military action Tuesday, AFRICOM personnel were involved in an airstrike and reportedly a gun battle lasting up to four hours with ISIS-Somalia jihadists in Puntland, in the north of this African country.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In the Twin Cities, 3 to 4 inches is likely, with 2 to 4 inches in the north metro.
—Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Low temperatures will be in the single digits in much of the north-central US and dip below freezing all the way into northern Texas.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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