: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
For his sophomore effort, Wolfe kept the anthropological lens of a lifelong reporter while turning his gaze southward.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 May 2024
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Adverb or adjective
The stairway starts at the dead end of Eleanor Place in Mount Auburn and continues southward in four segments, intersecting Dorsey, Goethe, Seitz and Mulberry Streets.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 6 May 2024
For his sophomore effort, Wolfe kept the anthropological lens of a lifelong reporter while turning his gaze southward.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 May 2024
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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