northern

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Some of the warmth will extend into Northern Ireland and southern Scotland with highs on Sunday of 20 to 22C, but it will be closer to average in more northern areas with 17 to 20C.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

For the previous three seasons, Sale Sharks have flown the flag as the northern powerhouse of English club rugby.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Topanga Creek is home to another endangered fish, the small but hardy northern tidewater goby, often described as cute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Growing maintenance costs, tax changes and workers returning to the office have forced sellers to cut prices on large, luxurious estates from the Cotswolds to the northern Home Counties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The exceptions were New York and New Jersey, which, not incidentally, remained the only northern states to resist the passage of gradual emancipation laws.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis