Atlanta
Americannoun
noun
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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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Two additional American passengers were sent to Emory University in Atlanta, which also has a biocontainment unit.
From BBC • May 13, 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
The service is now in Atlanta, Dallas–Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, “with rapid expansion underway in dozens more U.S. cities.”
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Unreleased music by Beyoncé is among the valuables stolen last week in Atlanta from her choreographer’s SUV.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
After spending the first year and a half of my legal career sleeping on Steve Bright's living room couch in Atlanta, it was time to find an apartment of my own.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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