south

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The United States and Israel launched an attack on a bridge near the Iranian city of Qom, south of Tehran, the deputy governor of the province said, according to state TV.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Tankers appear to be now testing an alternative route to exit the strait by hugging close to the south near Oman, the senior currency analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

To the south lie the Bureau of Land Management’s Imperial Sand Dunes, where dune buggies and motorcycles trace arcs across bare slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

“But why are you here?” said the gull, and he pointed south.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown