the northwest
noun
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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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In September 2015, Russia intervened on the side of Assad, and with support from Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah loyalists, succeeded in recapturing most non-Kurdish areas of Syria, with rebels pinned into a small enclave around Idlib in the northwest of the country.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Jackson Santa's Mailbox: Stop by the fifth floor of Jackson City Hall to get your blank letter, write your note to the North Pole and drop it off at Santa's Mailbox on the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Jackson Street by Dec. 24.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Since bursting out of their pocket of territory in the northwest of the country more than a week ago, the rebels’ progress has been stunningly swift, taking control of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo before capturing the strategic city of Hama.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The Mission Bay Plaza on the northwest corner of Glades Road and U.S. 441, has long been among West Boca’s most prominent shopping plazas.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Jackson Santa's Mailbox: Stop by the fifth floor of Jackson City Hall to get your blank letter, write your note to the North Pole and drop it off at Santa's Mailbox on the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Jackson Street by Dec. 24.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
Since bursting out of their pocket of territory in the northwest of the country more than a week ago, the rebels’ progress has been stunningly swift, taking control of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo before capturing the strategic city of Hama.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The Mission Bay Plaza on the northwest corner of Glades Road and U.S. 441, has long been among West Boca’s most prominent shopping plazas.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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