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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Throw in the Hollywood takeover up north at Wrexham by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, which has yielded the fastest rise through the domestic divisions in EFL history via three straight promotions, and Wales is becoming the land of football opportunity, as well as song.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
At the same time growing conditions are declining for lychee’s in South Florida, the opposite is happening up north, Crane said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
David and Neil Young were up north in California at a friend’s cabin.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Crane’s prediction is more groves will similarly make their way up north — moving to a swatch from Palm Beach County to St Lucie instead of the current region, which stretches from the Keys to Palm Beach County.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
At the same time growing conditions are declining for lychee’s in South Florida, the opposite is happening up north, Crane said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
David and Neil Young were up north in California at a friend’s cabin.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Crane’s prediction is more groves will similarly make their way up north — moving to a swatch from Palm Beach County to St Lucie instead of the current region, which stretches from the Keys to Palm Beach County.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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