Example Sentences

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If you can take a car from New Orleans to Northeastern Maine, Florida to Washington state, it’s worth doing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At Northeastern University, Hilary Duff brought a similarly nostalgic tone, speaking to reinvention and early-career uncertainty in a way that resonated with younger audiences.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

These findings were made possible through collaborations with the FBM's metabolomics and proteomics platforms, as well as with Prof. Owen Skinner's team at Northeastern University in the United States.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Shares of top U.S. airlines closed sharply lower Monday as a winter storm pummeled the Northeastern U.S., grounding thousands of flights in addition to those canceled in Mexico.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Northeastern Indians were appalled by the European propensity to divide themselves into social classes, with those on the lower rungs of the hierarchy compelled to defer to those on the upper.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann