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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Vertical has acquired the North American rights to The Wizard of the Kremlin, director Olivier Assayas’ political thriller that bowed in Venice.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2023, South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated to lawmakers that the North Korean leader and his wife probably had an older son as well as a younger, third child of unknown gender, according to The Associated Press.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
There is currently a wider-than-normal berm on the north side of the bridge.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
That dryness will be short-lived, until the second of the two systems arrives from the north.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
In 2023, South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated to lawmakers that the North Korean leader and his wife probably had an older son as well as a younger, third child of unknown gender, according to The Associated Press.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
There is currently a wider-than-normal berm on the north side of the bridge.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
That dryness will be short-lived, until the second of the two systems arrives from the north.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the north
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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