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  1. go southverb

    To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go south in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go south in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of go south in a Sentence

  1. Stacey Abrams:

    Across the South, we have local leaders dedicated to improving the lives of those around us, and our goal is to call upon that common bond and support this transformative work through the Southern Economic Advancement Project, sEAP exists to connect, amplify and ultimately help produce exciting innovations and opportunities for the South.

  2. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

    This is all about securing and safeguarding the southwest border but at the same time -- and this is critical -- making sure the free flow of legal movement and people and commercial interest north and south happen. And we're dedicated to that. yes, under the Obama administration they turned back a large number of individuals, but that's because it was a very open border almost.

  3. Bruce Klingner of Heritage Foundation:

    First of all, the nuclear suppliers group would cut off fissile material to South Korea, which is reliant for all of its fissile material on outside suppliers. It could lead to international sanctions.

  4. Tom Stine:

    Emerging markets for golf, such as China, southeast Asia, central Europe and South America, have just begun to realize their potential.

  5. Ali Noorani:

    We're seeing people make perfectly natural decisions to say, ‘OK, where are there jobs, where can I find work?’ And in the U.S., people can find work, and if we really want to stem these numbers, we've got to stand these economies back up in Central America and South America and we have to build out a functioning legal immigration system here in the U.S.

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