northward
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Across the strait, China has also warned of "significant impact" from the typhoon that could move northward after smashing into the south-eastern Fujian province.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
After those two dramatic events, of course the graph will point northward.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The fly has remained present in South America, and in recent years has moved northward.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Pottery’s northward spread followed the northward spread of deciduous forest rich in nuts, suggesting that the food explosion was what permitted sedentary living and the pottery explosion.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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