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NW

American  
Or N.W.,
  1. net worth.

  2. northwest.

  3. northwestern.


NW British  

symbol

  1. northwest(ern)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Outside, Metropolitan police ushered people north on Columbia Road NW.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2026

DeRemer is an anesthesiologist and co-founder of a company called Anesthesia Associates NW in Portland, Ore., which provides staffing and operations assistance to hospitals, surgery centers and clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

The “United for Israel” march is being led by The Pursuit NW, a Christian church organization with locations in Snohomish, Kirkland and Seattle’s University District neighborhood.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

Both the NW and SE Areas showed greater gains than expected given levels of social and economic disadvantage.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

E ½ of NW ¼, W ½ NE ¼, SE ¼ NE ¼, NE ¼ SE ¼ of Sec.

From A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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