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Southey

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

noun

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


Southey British  
/ ˈsaʊðɪ, ˈsʌðɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There had been an extensive search of the area around Southey Park and searches involving police divers, he said.

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

Mira Costa received two goals from three-sport athlete Thomas Southey in a 6-0 victory over Santa Ana Godinez.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2021

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

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2018

Southey would write the history of Brazil before breakfast, an ode after breakfast, then the history of the Peninsular War till dinner, and an article for the Quarterly Review in the evening.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various

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