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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Many places in the Deep South could experience days of temperatures at or below freezing.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
While the blues has no single origin story, the Deep South is certainly one of the places it was born.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
His ratters now split their hunting time between pursuing wild boar in the Deep South and for-hire work tackling mouse infestations at food warehouses.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, players might enjoy body-replicating madness, brutal climbing simulators, and freewheeling adventure through a magical realist take on the Deep South.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
While the blues has no single origin story, the Deep South is certainly one of the places it was born.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
His ratters now split their hunting time between pursuing wild boar in the Deep South and for-hire work tackling mouse infestations at food warehouses.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, players might enjoy body-replicating madness, brutal climbing simulators, and freewheeling adventure through a magical realist take on the Deep South.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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