the northeast
noun
variants
or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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The Speech building, only partially occupied, and the Procurement building, currently vacant, are on Campus Drive at the northeast corner of University Plaza, according to UALR.
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
The property is located at the northeast corner of North Birch Road and Alhambra Street at 3001 Alhambra St.
Fort Lauderdale’s Planning and Zoning Board is set to vote on the project Wednesday night.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
As the two cars approached the corner of 32nd and J streets, the driver of the Mercedes Benz tried to make a right turn onto J Street, but lost control and crashed into a wall at the northeast corner of the intersection, O’Brien said.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
That fall, the Ukrainians pushed even harder—swiftly liberating the northeast.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
The property is located at the northeast corner of North Birch Road and Alhambra Street at 3001 Alhambra St.
Fort Lauderdale’s Planning and Zoning Board is set to vote on the project Wednesday night.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
As the two cars approached the corner of 32nd and J streets, the driver of the Mercedes Benz tried to make a right turn onto J Street, but lost control and crashed into a wall at the northeast corner of the intersection, O’Brien said.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
That fall, the Ukrainians pushed even harder—swiftly liberating the northeast.
—Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northeast
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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