the northwest
noun
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or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Saturday will be seasonal, with highs in the mid-60s, winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph, and just a few high clouds in the sky.
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Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Of the four, the most familiar, the prevailing wind of Mesopotamia, still blows today from the northwest.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Temperatures will range from the mid-50s in the northwest to around 70 degrees in the southeast.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
What To Know State media reported that Iran conducted its first cloud-seeding flight of the current water year on Saturday over the Urmia Lake basin in the northwest, with further operations planned for East and West Azerbaijan provinces.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Of the four, the most familiar, the prevailing wind of Mesopotamia, still blows today from the northwest.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Temperatures will range from the mid-50s in the northwest to around 70 degrees in the southeast.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
What To Know State media reported that Iran conducted its first cloud-seeding flight of the current water year on Saturday over the Urmia Lake basin in the northwest, with further operations planned for East and West Azerbaijan provinces.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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