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Empire State

American  

noun

  1. the state of New York (used as a nickname).


Empire State British  

noun

  1. nickname of New York

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Thursday data include weekly jobless claims and the Empire State manufacturing survey at 1330 GMT.

From The Wall Street Journal

The building stood as the tallest structure in the world prior to the completion of the Empire State Building in 1931.

From Barron's

Instead of the black polished walls, a kind of observation deck greeted them, like something tourists paid far too much money for up by the Empire State Building.

From Literature

U.S. economic data due Monday includes the Empire State manufacturing survey for December at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch

That is equivalent to the weight of around 186 Empire State Buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal