up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
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Trump visited California on Friday and continued to falsely insist that Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials refused to supply Southern California with water from up north amid the fires.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Turow and his wife divide their time between their houses up north — in Evanston, north of Chicago, and in rural Wisconsin — and Florida.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In response to the large intake up north, four shelter staff teams from the San Diego Humane Society traveled to Pasadena on Jan. 9, bringing 28 dogs and one kitten back to campuses in San Diego and Escondido, organization spokesperson Nina Thompson said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The state’s current weather, with wet conditions up north and dry conditions in the south, is typical of a La Niña season, said Andrew Schwartz, director of UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, which makes measurements for the statewide snow survey program at Donner Pass.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Turow and his wife divide their time between their houses up north — in Evanston, north of Chicago, and in rural Wisconsin — and Florida.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In response to the large intake up north, four shelter staff teams from the San Diego Humane Society traveled to Pasadena on Jan. 9, bringing 28 dogs and one kitten back to campuses in San Diego and Escondido, organization spokesperson Nina Thompson said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The state’s current weather, with wet conditions up north and dry conditions in the south, is typical of a La Niña season, said Andrew Schwartz, director of UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, which makes measurements for the statewide snow survey program at Donner Pass.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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