Example Sentences
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Her mom tried to comfort her, but Jessica cried as her dad drove her back to their home in Azle, a small suburb on the northwestern fringe of Fort Worth.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
"My brother was washing the car inside the compound when the accident happened," Murib's brother Muhammad Khan told AFP by phone from their hometown of Bannu in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
A 2014 civil war resulted in the Houthis seizing control of the capital, Sanaa, and large portions of northern and northwestern Yemen, including a strategic swath of the Red Sea coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
About 250 million years ago, a region that is now a harsh desert in remote northwestern Australia lay along the edge of a shallow bay connected to a vast prehistoric ocean.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Naturally, the trade that developed during the Macassans’ annual visits left many legacies in northwestern Australia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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