downstate
noun
down·state
ˈdau̇n-ˌstāt 
: the chiefly southerly sections of a state
also
: the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
Examples of downstate in a Sentence
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Ferrero makes Crunch bars, 100 Grand and Raisinets products at a facility in downstate Bloomington, where a $214.4 million expansion that will allow the production of Kinder products in North America for the first time is on track for completion next year.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
In late July, Pritzker announced an agreement with cable manufacturer Prysmian Group to expand its facility in downstate Du Quoin for renewable cable production.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
When the time was right, Thornton would divert the water from the Cache la Poudre River that irrigated that farmland, put it in a pipeline and send it downstate.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The deep-draft barges that made the voyage downstate had to be parked well away, because the waters at the project site were far too shallow for them.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
The growing pressure has forced the governor to balance upstate and downstate constituencies with opposing degrees of willingness to accept migrants in their communities.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
But at the same time, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton acknowledged a growing political, geographic and ideological divide in Illinois, where urban areas are increasingly becoming more Democratic while rural downstate has turned more Republican.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Sidewalks buckled in downstate Bloomington as the thermometer hit 111 in midafternoon.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
Responding to demands that the state pay for most M.T.A. needs, Ms. Hochul proposed creating an annual revenue stream of $800 million by raising payroll taxes on downstate businesses that benefit from the transit network.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
In late July, Pritzker announced an agreement with cable manufacturer Prysmian Group to expand its facility in downstate Du Quoin for renewable cable production.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
When the time was right, Thornton would divert the water from the Cache la Poudre River that irrigated that farmland, put it in a pipeline and send it downstate.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The deep-draft barges that made the voyage downstate had to be parked well away, because the waters at the project site were far too shallow for them.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 24 Aug. 2023
The growing pressure has forced the governor to balance upstate and downstate constituencies with opposing degrees of willingness to accept migrants in their communities.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
But at the same time, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton acknowledged a growing political, geographic and ideological divide in Illinois, where urban areas are increasingly becoming more Democratic while rural downstate has turned more Republican.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Sidewalks buckled in downstate Bloomington as the thermometer hit 111 in midafternoon.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
Responding to demands that the state pay for most M.T.A. needs, Ms. Hochul proposed creating an annual revenue stream of $800 million by raising payroll taxes on downstate businesses that benefit from the transit network.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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