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southerly

[suhth-er-lee] / ˈsʌð ər li /
ADJECTIVE
southern
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Southerly said what draws him to Morrisey is his support for school choice programs and expanding West Virginia’s energy production workforce.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

Southerly winds will kick up tonight with rain first reaching the North Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2022

Southerly winds preceding a zone of low pressure brought temperatures in the 60s and a hint of humidity.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

A growing handful of thoughtful, regionally focused media outlets — "The Bitter Southerner," "Scalawag," "Southerly" — emerged to tell true, nuanced stories of the communities they represented, but stereotypes and oversimplifications persisted.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2020

Southerly, through the trees, and looking like an arc-lamp suspended there, Sirius gleamed, while very low and to the left was the belt of Orion.

From The Wilderness Trail by Williams, Frank




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