northwestern

American  

[nawrth-west-ern] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ərn /

adjective

1. situated in, coming from, or proceeding toward the northwest.

2. Northwestern, of or relating to a region traditionally known as the Northwest in a country, continent, etc.

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northwestern

But in the far northwestern state of Alaska, voter Dale Brown summed up the feeling succinctly: "Who cares?"

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown volcanic system that formed roughly 100 million years ago in what is now northwestern Iran.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

To reconstruct this overlooked chapter of Earth's history, the researchers examined volcanic and plutonic rocks collected from multiple locations across northwestern Iran.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Growing up in a small city in Gansu province in northwestern China, he got good grades, but his parents, both doctors, seemed to always expect higher test scores, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sometimes he almost convinces himself that he can see through the smoldering skeletons of the seafront mansions at the northwestern corner of the city to the rooftop of his house.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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