north

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Meanwhile, oil is comfortably north of $100 a barrel, with an Iranian toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Aaron Patzer skipped California and Hawaii, instead buying a home north of Auckland and pouring $500,000 into a renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Many tourists looking to spend the Easter weekend in north and west Wales cancelled, leaving some worried about the effect it will have on the tourism industry.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Just over a year after the unveiling of the "Frankfurt Silver Inscription" -- the oldest known Christian written testimony north of the Alps -- attention is once again turning to this ancient site.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

When the ice on the big river broke up, he and Peter Avakoff took their teams into the hills north of the village, where deep snow still lay on the ground.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell