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southern

[suhth-ern] / ˈsʌð ərn /


ADJECTIVE
pertaining to the south
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On Tuesday, Israel ramped up strikes on Tyre, a city that before the war was home to about 100,000 people and considered southern Lebanon’s economic heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But Tehran drew a red line on the Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The newest data center, which Applied Digital has named Delta Forge 2, will be located in a different southern U.S. state.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Lebanese health ministry said eight people were killed in Tyre, where the Israeli military issued a new order for residents to leave the southern city, including its Christian quarter for the first time.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Born in a tiny village in southern Russia in 1894, Nikita Khrushchev grew up with his parents and sister in a wooden hut.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin



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