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northern

[nawr-thern] / ˈnɔr ðərn /
ADJECTIVE
northerly
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ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the north
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Northern England had 90% of its average, whereas there was just 50% in southern England.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

The civil suit filed in the Northern District of California accuses OpenAI’s chief hardware officer, Tang Tan, and Chang Liu, a member of its technical staff, of taking Apple’s confidential information through various methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

After hitting Guam and the Northern Marianas on Monday as a super typhoon, Bavi was downgraded to a typhoon as it moved across the Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

A Northern California school district is moving to maintain a high school team nickname and mascot as a new state law goes into effect banning the use of derogatory terms depicting Indigenous Americans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

Barack and I came back from our honeymoon in Northern California to both good and bad news.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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