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Mid-Atlantic states

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  1. A term often applied to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.


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Silver Diner, which has locations across the Mid-Atlantic states, offers a free-range turkey platter with rosemary-sage gravy and ginger cranberry-orange sauce on its kids’ menu.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

“This shift should be most pronounced in select New England and Mid-Atlantic states, Florida, and Texas, where utility bills represent a larger share of total energy costs.”

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, metropolitan areas in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states were the only areas to report more COVID-19 deaths than non-COVID excess deaths.

From Science Daily Feb. 6, 2024

The remnants of Hurricane Ian, which moved offshore last week after battering Florida and the Carolinas, are now dumping rain on the Mid-Atlantic states in the form of an early-season Nor’easter.

From New York Times Oct. 4, 2022

It has since weakened to a still-dangerous post-tropical cyclone and was crossing North Carolina toward Virginia overnight, pushing heavy rains toward the Mid-Atlantic states.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2022

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