south

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On Wednesday, Israeli strikes hit two vehicles on the coastal highway south of Beirut, near the towns of Saadiyat and Jiyeh and outside Hezbollah's traditional strongholds.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

On the morning of July 5, Pecora Cardenas followed vans full of Border Patrol agents after they left a Coast Guard station in San Pedro, south of Los Angeles, livestreaming their movements on Instagram.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

People have wondered if he had stayed on, whether he could have stopped the relationship between Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal from going south, and I would have been interested to know what he thought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A Chinese tanker, the Rich Starry, also crossed the strait overnight from Monday to Tuesday via the Iranian-approved vetting route south of Larak Island.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

All the birds, except the ravens, flew south and we would not see them again until spring.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell