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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The searing heat is being faced in several neighboring states too, including Rajasthan in the northwest, where laborers and farmers are struggling to cope and reports of illness are beginning to emerge.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The Josselyn Center officially opened its new healthcare facility on March 24 at the northwest corner of Genesee and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan to offer a wide range of medical and therapeutic services for northern Lake County.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Olympic alpine skier Berkin Usta, 25, was tragically killed alongside his father in a fire that consumed a closed ski resort in the northwest region of Turkey early Thursday morning.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
One obvious solution is also a big part of the problem
The searing heat is being faced in several neighboring states too, including Rajasthan in the northwest, where laborers and farmers are struggling to cope and reports of illness are beginning to emerge.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The Josselyn Center officially opened its new healthcare facility on March 24 at the northwest corner of Genesee and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan to offer a wide range of medical and therapeutic services for northern Lake County.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Olympic alpine skier Berkin Usta, 25, was tragically killed alongside his father in a fire that consumed a closed ski resort in the northwest region of Turkey early Thursday morning.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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