northern

Example Sentences

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CNN stationed a reporter at Dulles Airport in northern Virginia to send live updates from the runway where his flight was scheduled to land.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The findings indicate this lost landscape may have served as a welcoming refuge for plants, animals, and possibly humans long before forests became common across Britain and northern Europe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

What began about a week ago as small, mostly peaceful protests across northern India has since escalated, turning violent in some areas.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

NiSource secured a long-term energy agreement with an Alphabet subsidiary to power a large data center in northern Indiana.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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