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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Could the last Sears store in South Florida disappear?
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
New Orleans had the largest market for enslaved people in the Deep South.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Texas and Oklahoma could see temperatures 4 degrees F above normal, the Heartland states (including Kansas and Iowa) will also be 4 degrees F above normal and the Deep South and Desert Southwest will experience significantly warmer conditions.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Other areas of the Southern Plains and the Deep South are likely to see flash flooding on Tuesday from Oklahoma to Mississippi.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
New Orleans had the largest market for enslaved people in the Deep South.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Texas and Oklahoma could see temperatures 4 degrees F above normal, the Heartland states (including Kansas and Iowa) will also be 4 degrees F above normal and the Deep South and Desert Southwest will experience significantly warmer conditions.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Other areas of the Southern Plains and the Deep South are likely to see flash flooding on Tuesday from Oklahoma to Mississippi.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 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 May. 2025.
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