northeastward
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The broader region is crisscrossed by active fault lines created as the African Plate presses northeastward against the Hellenic Plate.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
It warned of possible coastal flooding as the storm accelerated northeastward.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
After churning northeastward into the Atlantic, the hurricane made another landfall in South Carolina before pushing into the mid-Atlantic states.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
The storm was projected to curve northeastward and trace almost the entire length of the main islands that make up Japan.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
They went on north, after which I struck out northeastward by myself into the high foothills of the Sembensyen.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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