southern

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The American Farm Bureau Federation says only 19% of farmers in the southern states—ranging from Virginia to Texas—prebooked their fertilizer needs ahead of this planting season, versus 67% in the Midwestern region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Shia Muslim communities make up the vast majority of the southern Lebanese population, but other groups including Christians live there too.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Iraq can send some of its northern crude through a pipeline to Turkey, but most of the country’s oil production comes from its southern fields, which have no inland connection to the pipeline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The couple touched down in the southern city of Melbourne, kicking off four days of business and charity events with a visit to a children's hospital.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Jackson rose to thank Ames and his northern colleagues for seeing the light and recovering the old conciliatory spirit that had once permitted northern and southern interests to cooperate.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis