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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Coogler doesn’t have the lightest of touches getting his message across about the violation of a community by supernatural forces echoed in the real-world history of the Deep South.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Appalachia, the Deep South and Tribal regions were more likely to have community conditions that contribute to poorer health in the report.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
From the Deep South stretching north to Virginia, opposition to school integration began coalescing into a mass movement of resistance.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
The big picture: Appalachia, the Deep South and Tribal regions were more likely to have community conditions that contribute to poorer health in the report.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
From the Deep South stretching north to Virginia, opposition to school integration began coalescing into a mass movement of resistance.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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