Southey

American

[sou-thee, suhth-ee] / ˈsaʊ ði, ˈsʌð i /

noun

Robert, 1774–1843, English poet and prose writer: poet laureate 1813–43.

Southey British

/ ˈsaʊðɪ, ˈsʌðɪ /

noun

Robert. 1774–1843, English poet, a friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge, attacked by Byron; poet laureate (1813–43)

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Denise Jarvis, 44, was last seen near Southey Park in Kingswood, Bristol, exactly a year ago, on 3 August 2022.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

Buyers have included a mixture of hedge funds and deep distressed debt funds, which Southey expected would need to hold the bonds for an extended period before they paid off.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

Andrew Navarro and Thomas Southey scored goals for Mira Costa, which opened a 2-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2021

Tabatha Southey, a columnist for the Canadian magazine Macleans, designated him “the stupid man’s smart person”.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2018

The allusion here is to a history of the Spanish Arabs announced by Southey.

From William Hickling Prescott by Peck, Harry Thurston

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