southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
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Cyclone Chido, a Category 4 storm, tore through the southwestern Indian Ocean over the weekend, impacting northern Madagascar before rapidly intensifying and slamming Mayotte with winds above 220 kilometers per hour (136 miles per hour), according to France’s weather service.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The cases are in a rural part of Kwango province in southwestern Congo, which has limited access to laboratory testing and is difficult to reach by road, according to the WHO.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The leaders of the southwestern Democratic parties in New Mexico and Oklahoma as well as the critical swing state of Arizona and the increasingly purple state of Texas endorsed Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, on Thursday morning.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed detection of the case last week and said the patient was from southwestern Louisiana.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
The cases are in a rural part of Kwango province in southwestern Congo, which has limited access to laboratory testing and is difficult to reach by road, according to the WHO.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The leaders of the southwestern Democratic parties in New Mexico and Oklahoma as well as the critical swing state of Arizona and the increasingly purple state of Texas endorsed Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, on Thursday morning.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed detection of the case last week and said the patient was from southwestern Louisiana.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Southwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southwestern. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwes-tərn
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Southwest
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