northern

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum moved to remedy this in February by replacing the old orders with a new one that made 2.1 million acres in that northern “Dalton utility corridor” available for selection.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The 24-year-old is known to have reached the coast of northern France in November, where he was one of about 100 people put aboard a boat fit to carry fewer than 20.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Its northern topography — the enormous sense of space, the way the light moves and colors shift against the mountains and desertscapes — keep me returning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Even if it was a pretty incredible northern pike, his first.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I only know it’s in the northern part of the state, where the trees are tall and green in the summer and the snow falls heavily in the winter.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy