up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
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The draft kept former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy up north to be the face of the franchise, with Darnold set to support the rookie in his transition to the NFL.
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Tyler Small, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Along the Texas coast, numbers have decreased, while northern states have seen an uptick — probably because milder winters mean less freezing and ample food up north, per Egelhoff.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Trump visited California on Friday and continued to falsely insist that Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials refused to supply Southern California with water from up north amid the fires.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Turow and his wife divide their time between their houses up north — in Evanston, north of Chicago, and in rural Wisconsin — and Florida.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tyler Small, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Along the Texas coast, numbers have decreased, while northern states have seen an uptick — probably because milder winters mean less freezing and ample food up north, per Egelhoff.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Trump visited California on Friday and continued to falsely insist that Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials refused to supply Southern California with water from up north amid the fires.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Turow and his wife divide their time between their houses up north — in Evanston, north of Chicago, and in rural Wisconsin — and Florida.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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