Atlanta
Americannoun
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Atlanta was plundered by the Union army during the Civil War. (See Sherman's march to the sea.)
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Joining tourists at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, Gregory Scott from Atlanta echoed a question on the lips of supporters and opponents of Trump alike.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Apparently at random, Evans broke into a Jeep Wagoneer rented by a choreographer and dancer for Beyoncé on 8 July 2025, as the singer's Cowboy Carter tour was coming to Atlanta.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“But that’s the reality of this business & I will always be grateful for the opportunity Atlanta gave me.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Two additional American passengers were sent to Emory University in Atlanta, which also has a biocontainment unit.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The man at the check-in desk looked at our tickets to Atlanta and our packs and said—quite alertly, I thought, for a person wearing a shortsleeve shirt in winter—“You fellows hiking the Appalachian Trail?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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