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south

[south, south, south] / saʊθ, saʊθ, saʊð /




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Officials said winds were pushing wildfires near Madrid to the south, away from the capital for now, but forcing more evacuations of villages in their path.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

An AFP reporter saw on Sunday that police had been deployed to the suspect's alleged address, around one kilometre south of the scene of the attack.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

SES Water, which covers parts of Kent, Surrey and south London, as well as the airport, said it was working to restore normal service.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The project is on a decommissioned uranium-enrichment site about 50 miles south of Columbus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

“My dad’s pretty good at predicting the weather. He says it’s going to make landfall south of here. Probably around Saint Pete.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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