the northeast
noun
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or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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Last month in Brisbane, in the northeast of Australia, Shah met with 2032 Olympic organizing committee chief Cindy Hook and Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But the shift to an indoor ceremony upended the plans of Republicans making the trek from the northeast.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ancient 350-mile-wide (560-kilometer) impact basin in the northeast part of the near side of the Moon.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The festivities begin at noon at 15th Street and 21st Avenue, on the northeast corner of Cuscaden Park.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But the shift to an indoor ceremony upended the plans of Republicans making the trek from the northeast.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
The target landing site is in Mare Crisium, an ancient 350-mile-wide (560-kilometer) impact basin in the northeast part of the near side of the Moon.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The festivities begin at noon at 15th Street and 21st Avenue, on the northeast corner of Cuscaden Park.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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