the north
noun
variants
or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
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Without free aid, people in the south are now facing the same kinds of dire shortages as those in the north contended with for months.
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
To his point, a tornado watch was issued shortly after noon Wednesday for 36 North and Central Texas counties as two storm fronts — one from Oklahoma in the north and another in the west on a line along San Angelo — were bound to converge over the Metroplex.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
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Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
To his point, a tornado watch was issued shortly after noon Wednesday for 36 North and Central Texas counties as two storm fronts — one from Oklahoma in the north and another in the west on a line along San Angelo — were bound to converge over the Metroplex.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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