the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Police said detectives searched a license plate reader database and determined the suspects’ car was seen in the northwest area of Fort Worth on Feb. 25.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Perhaps under happier circumstances, this string of neighborhoods on the northwest edge of Charlotte would look like a nice place to call home.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
In other business, Todd Kleven presented a proposal for a residential subdivision now called Gray Property, located at the northwest corner of 117th Avenue and Gibson Street.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Unalakleet is a small coastal community on the western coast of Alaska off Norton Sound, and Nome is around 141 miles to the northwest.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Perhaps under happier circumstances, this string of neighborhoods on the northwest edge of Charlotte would look like a nice place to call home.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
In other business, Todd Kleven presented a proposal for a residential subdivision now called Gray Property, located at the northwest corner of 117th Avenue and Gibson Street.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Unalakleet is a small coastal community on the western coast of Alaska off Norton Sound, and Nome is around 141 miles to the northwest.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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