north of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—
Tom Green
Tom GreenFighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.—Elias Isquith
Elias IsquithCognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
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Officers found Parker suffering from a gunshot wound on the evening of Jan. 7 after someone alerted police about a vehicle collision at an intersection in Beaufort County, about 38 miles north of New Bern.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Dozens were wounded in the shooting in the suburb about 30 miles north of Chicago.
—Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In 2020, Ryan Reynolds sold his gin company, Aviation Gin, in a deal worth north of $600 million, also to Diageo.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and test its engines of the future just 30 miles north of its Centennial headquarters — at the Colorado Air and Space Port in Watkins.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Dozens were wounded in the shooting in the suburb about 30 miles north of Chicago.
—Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
In 2020, Ryan Reynolds sold his gin company, Aviation Gin, in a deal worth north of $600 million, also to Diageo.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2025
Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and test its engines of the future just 30 miles north of its Centennial headquarters — at the Colorado Air and Space Port in Watkins.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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