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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Forecasts expect a return to more typical wintry temperatures by later in the month and into the new year as the polar vortex retreats back to the north — and La Niña returns to prominence.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Not only that, thanks to this restoration, the Sunset Scrub area can now connect with the north dunes, which underwent restoration last year.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Israel will deploy the first Iron Beam systems in the north, where Hezbollah rockets fired in southern Lebanon take under a minute to cross the Israeli border.
—William La Jeunesse , Yael Rotem-Kuriel, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Not only that, thanks to this restoration, the Sunset Scrub area can now connect with the north dunes, which underwent restoration last year.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Israel will deploy the first Iron Beam systems in the north, where Hezbollah rockets fired in southern Lebanon take under a minute to cross the Israeli border.
—William La Jeunesse , Yael Rotem-Kuriel, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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