Bay State
Americannoun
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Origin of Bay State
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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Bay State Democrats in 2021 passed a law requiring their government to adopt policies and emissions limits to reduce its CO2 emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Not long ago, the windowless cells in the Pelican Bay State Prison in Northern California housed men placed in solitary confinement for years, some of them decades.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Other sites in Alaska where the risks of lake tsunamis coincide with human activity and infrastructure include Eklutna, Seward, Valdez, Juneau, Grewingk Lake in Kachemak Bay State Park and Index Lake near Glacier View.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2024
Nehalem Bay State Park closed a campground trail Thursday after cougar sightings there.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023
He then crossed Lake Erie, and, passing through the state of New York and the old Bay State, visited Portland, Maine.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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