Example Sentences
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There are more than 100 wildfires burning in the province, with several northwestern communities under threat.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
This is the first time the tapestry, which usually rests in a museum in Bayeux in northwestern Normandy, will be transported to and displayed in the UK.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Last March, I was invited to conduct a racial equity training with a nearly all-white environmental nonprofit located in northwestern Minnesota.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
In Barrow-in-Furness, an impoverished shipbuilding town in northwestern England, a multibillion-dollar contract to build nuclear submarines has highlighted inequality and pulled workers from other professions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
In 1819, the Admiralty assigned Franklin to lead an expedition into the wilderness of northwestern Canada.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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