up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
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The Cruel World onslaught on the Bay Area keeps right on rolling along, with so many acts playing the big ’80s music festival in Pasadena also performing dates up north.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Much of the high-income migration to Florida has come from wealthier states up north.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Other residents who spoke with The Star questioned where fans would park or tailgate at a new stadium up north.
Smith, North Kansas City’s new mayor, said this scale of development is something the city has talked about since the 1980s.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Unlike the Southwest’s extreme heat, temperatures up north can dip into negative degrees.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Much of the high-income migration to Florida has come from wealthier states up north.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Other residents who spoke with The Star questioned where fans would park or tailgate at a new stadium up north.
Smith, North Kansas City’s new mayor, said this scale of development is something the city has talked about since the 1980s.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
Unlike the Southwest’s extreme heat, temperatures up north can dip into negative degrees.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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