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northward

adjective as in northerly

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adjective as in northern

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“As the New World Screwworm flies northward, they may start to see people at the borders — through the cattle industry — get them, too.”

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Nigerian Air Force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said surveillance revealed militants "fleeing northwards from the town towards nearby bushes," on Friday night.

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Next week, Hurricane Erin is forecast to move gradually northward, past the east of the Bahamas and up towards the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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He pulled a couple of windsurfing boards from the back of a pickup and began explaining the finer points of a northward versus a westward wind.

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This that will start to draw even warmer air northwards for the start of the new week.

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