Example Sentences
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The sheriff’s Temple Station deputies responded to reports of a street takeover at the intersection of Del Mar and Garvey Avenues, in the northwestern edge of the city, at 1:47 a.m. on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
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
The meeting in the northwestern city of Urumqi comes after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar travelled to Beijing on Tuesday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
In 2019 she traveled across India collecting samples and bought them back to her base in Haryana, in the northwestern state of Punjab, to compare their performance.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Several days after I returned from Europe, I hosted a group of students from Bancroft Elementary School, a bilingual school in the northwestern part of the city.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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