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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For one thing, there’s a lot less white up north, in the Arctic, where sea ice covered less surface this winter than ever before.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
Wiese says that often timing is determined by region, with events tending to start later up north and earlier in the South.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
And while many look to Silicon Valley for salvation, an unlikely tech saviour is quietly brewing up north.
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Maybe the club should have tagged the new stadium as the 'Wembley of Islington' and got the government to help pay for it like that tax dodging grifter in Monte Carlo is attempting up north.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
Wiese says that often timing is determined by region, with events tending to start later up north and earlier in the South.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
And while many look to Silicon Valley for salvation, an unlikely tech saviour is quietly brewing up north.
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Maybe the club should have tagged the new stadium as the 'Wembley of Islington' and got the government to help pay for it like that tax dodging grifter in Monte Carlo is attempting up north.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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