sun belt

1. The southern and southwestern United States, as in Retirees have been moving to the sun belt for years. It is so called for its warm climate. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, as home builders flood housing markets in the Sun Belt with new homes, more buyers have looked into purchasing them.

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The gap between buyers and sellers was far more pronounced in Sun Belt markets like Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In Austin, 17,400 sellers were vying for attention from 7,600 buyers, for instance.

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Meanwhile, home prices fared worst in Sun Belt areas that were pandemic-era darlings.

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The women’s basketball league is amid its final: A Sun Belt best-of-7 between Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury.

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Adair Turner, chair of the UK's Energy Transitions Commission, says countries in the global "sun belt" and "wind belt" face very different energy challenges.

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