southern
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I was visiting my grandfather’s hometown in Xingguo county, in southern Jiangxi province, shortly after I learned I was being expelled from China along with some other American journalists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
She soon was back in Yowlumni territory, in the southern Sierra, where she spent several weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The weather is expected to improve into Monday, however some southern areas could still see high winds.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari told state media that US forces had used an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan province, which lies to the northwest of the area where the airman ejected.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
As tensions intensified between the Spanish in Florida and the southern British colonies, both the Spanish and the British sought to win over the Cherokee Nation as an ally.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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