mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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The move by the Biden administration will lower gasoline prices for drivers in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast by 5 to 15 cents, de Haan said, characterizing the release as a relatively small injection of additional supply.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 May 2024
Last year’s Canadian wildfires, sparked by lightning and fueled by high temperatures and drought, torched more than 71,000 square miles of land in Canada—an area the size of North Dakota—and yellowed out skies in the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic states.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
Last year, Volkswagen processed and shipped about 100,000 VW, Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles through Baltimore to dealers in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Others said homebuilders broke ground on fewer projects last month than expected, manufacturing growth in the mid-Atlantic region was weaker than hoped and import prices rose more than forecast.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The week's forecast: Much of central, eastern US faces storm threats
To the north, showers and storms over the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio valleys will spread east through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Tuesday, the weather service said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Realty company Long & Foster, a large mid-Atlantic region brokerage, has several affiliates, including an insurance company.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
On Mother's Day, a looming threat of showers will remain over the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, though the wet weather will likely taper off during the afternoon.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The disease is most common in geographic regions like the Midwest, northeast and mid-Atlantic states, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 May 2024
Last year’s Canadian wildfires, sparked by lightning and fueled by high temperatures and drought, torched more than 71,000 square miles of land in Canada—an area the size of North Dakota—and yellowed out skies in the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast to the mid-Atlantic states.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024
Last year, Volkswagen processed and shipped about 100,000 VW, Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles through Baltimore to dealers in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
Others said homebuilders broke ground on fewer projects last month than expected, manufacturing growth in the mid-Atlantic region was weaker than hoped and import prices rose more than forecast.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 16 May 2024
The week's forecast: Much of central, eastern US faces storm threats
To the north, showers and storms over the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio valleys will spread east through the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Tuesday, the weather service said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Realty company Long & Foster, a large mid-Atlantic region brokerage, has several affiliates, including an insurance company.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
On Mother's Day, a looming threat of showers will remain over the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, though the wet weather will likely taper off during the afternoon.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The disease is most common in geographic regions like the Midwest, northeast and mid-Atlantic states, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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