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Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
It is planning to open four new care homes in the south of England this year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
"Muslim villages too... we stand with all the people of the south who were forced to flee their homes."
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
According to police, the Public Works street-sweeping truck was traveling south on Vista Del Mar on its scheduled route when a northbound SUV collided with it head-on.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
We have been told about the graveyard to the south of town and I feel the ghosts of all the dead in the graveyard welcoming me to the end of the river run.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.