Atlanta
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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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OpenArc Corporate Advisory, based in Atlanta, oversaw about $129 billion in assets at Merrill.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
More than a third of officers called out at airports in Houston, New Orleans and Atlanta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
What do the Swedish city of Jönköping, Atlanta in the US and Birmingham all have in common?
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
At hubs like Houston, Atlanta and New York, wait times have ballooned to hours, with viral videos showing passengers winding through snaking lines that stretch far beyond normal TSA checkpoints.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
Viewers are probably seeing us side-by-side, while I'm in Underhill and he's someplace like Atlanta or New York.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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