north

Example Sentences

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It was small-time stuff until after the Civil War, when the railroads reached south and the fruit sold north.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He noted in a recent interview with StatNews published last week that his CA 19-9 levels—a common blood marker of pancreatic cancer—had plunged from north of 8,000 to about 374.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

He expects the city — typically boisterous with Latin acts then — to lose a big chunk of music tourism from the north and south.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Inflation won’t skyrocket, as it did in 2022 to a four-decade peak north of 9%.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

His first pictures came as the ash cloud and landslides shot away to the north.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone