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northeastern

American  
[nawrth-eest-ern] / ˌnɔrθˈist ərn /

adjective

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

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


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An international team led by Curtin University found fossilized red blood cells and chemical evidence of blood molecules in the remains of Aratasaurus museunacionali, a meat-eating theropod dinosaur discovered in northeastern Brazil.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

On Tuesday, the Argentine outlet Infobae reports that Bolsonaro plans to board a flight in the northeastern city of Puerto Iguazu.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

That makes it unsurprising that Ms. Collins, a centrist pro-choice Republican who grew up in the rural northeastern part of the state, has won five terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States braced Friday for heavy rain and strong winds as an unusually powerful storm for the season was forecast to crash into the region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

He was born on November 19, 1831, in his parents’ log house in northeastern Ohio.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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