: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Ben Noll, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
At the surface, moisture continues to surge northward from Texas into Oklahoma and the lower Mississippi Valley, fueling a very unstable environment.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City and northward could see a string of hazards pop up throughout the night.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
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Stretching from Oregon to Florida and northward to the nation’s capital, nearly 63 percent of the country is facing drought conditions of varying intensity, just 2 percentage points shy of the most widespread drought this century, which occurred in 2012.
—Ben Noll, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
At the surface, moisture continues to surge northward from Texas into Oklahoma and the lower Mississippi Valley, fueling a very unstable environment.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
Cattlemen followed, traveling westward from Queensland into the northern section of the territory and northward from South Australia into the arid beauty of the MacDonnell Ranges country of central Australia.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City and northward could see a string of hazards pop up throughout the night.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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