the northeast
noun
variants
or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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Sammon previously offered adjustments to the northeast corner of the primary bathroom to provide a larger setback from the neighboring property and a relocated window for more privacy.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Concord, located immediately to the northeast of Charlotte, was listed among 21 cities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement has or is considering purchasing a warehouse to convert into a detention center in a New York Times report this week.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition to the wet weather, expect chilly temperatures in the 40s and a raw wind out of the northeast at 10 to 20 mph.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The 100,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace with a gas station would go up on the northeast corner of Keller Parkway and Rufe Snow Drive, behind a CVS.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Concord, located immediately to the northeast of Charlotte, was listed among 21 cities where Immigration and Customs Enforcement has or is considering purchasing a warehouse to convert into a detention center in a New York Times report this week.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
In addition to the wet weather, expect chilly temperatures in the 40s and a raw wind out of the northeast at 10 to 20 mph.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The 100,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace with a gas station would go up on the northeast corner of Keller Parkway and Rufe Snow Drive, behind a CVS.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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