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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Top Wellness Retreats in the USA for 2026 The retreats below span the desert Southwest, Hawaii, South Florida and the mid-Atlantic, and each one approaches well-being a little differently.
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
What appears to be an outbreak of hantavirus on a ship anchored near the tiny mid-Atlantic nation of Cabo Verde has infectious diseases experts puzzled.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 May 2026
This increase was starkly higher in the mid-Atlantic states that house a large number of data centers, such as Pennsylvania and Virginia, where bills rose by 19 and 10 percent, respectively.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
What appears to be an outbreak of hantavirus on a ship anchored near the tiny mid-Atlantic nation of Cabo Verde has infectious diseases experts puzzled.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 May 2026
This increase was starkly higher in the mid-Atlantic states that house a large number of data centers, such as Pennsylvania and Virginia, where bills rose by 19 and 10 percent, respectively.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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