the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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By September 17, nearly 36% of the contiguous U.S. was in drought, with conditions expanding or intensifying across the Deep South, Great Plains and the Great Basin and California.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
In general, schools in the Northeast start later, schools in the Deep South, earlier.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Some spots in the desert Southwest were expecting temperatures topping 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius), and hot, muggy conditions also permeated the Deep South and Middle Atlantic.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
Studies have also found patterns of racial bias in jury selection from California and Washington to Connecticut and New York, as well as the Deep South.
—Stephanie Becker, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
In general, schools in the Northeast start later, schools in the Deep South, earlier.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
Some spots in the desert Southwest were expecting temperatures topping 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius), and hot, muggy conditions also permeated the Deep South and Middle Atlantic.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
Studies have also found patterns of racial bias in jury selection from California and Washington to Connecticut and New York, as well as the Deep South.
—Stephanie Becker, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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