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Arizonan

American  
[ar-uh-zoh-nuhn] / ˌær əˈzoʊ nən /

noun

  • Arizonans
    plural
  1. a person who is from or lives in Arizona.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Arizona or its inhabitants.

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But the Arizonan understood that the fight goes on, and his ideas are eternally relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But over the years, the mushy yellow-brown legumes "became an acquired taste like a strong cheese can, because you know how cheese can smell like dirty socks," the 47-year-old Arizonan said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

But his fellow Arizonan, Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is running for the Senate, was more measured: “We should wait to hear from the grand jury before jumping to conclusions.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The Iraq-born Arizonan uses her assumed poses to subvert received ideas of Arab life and culture.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021

The Arizonan interrupted with questions, crisp and incisive.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine

The candidate said she often speaks on the campaign trail about fighting for Arizonans.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Arizonans made and modified reservations until they had three—the maximum allowed at one time—stacked one after another in the late afternoon, when standby lines are longest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

While jaguars seem exotic to Arizonans today, McSpadden pointed out that the American southwest has historically been part of the jaguars' northern range, stretching across the Sky Island Mountains and the Mogollon Rim.

From Salon ● May 31, 2024

“By now, a lot of Arizonans are just numb to the trial and all of this,” said Stan Barnes, a Republican who runs a public affairs and lobbying firm in the battleground state.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

"If Bruce could only loan me half a dozen ready-mixed, rough and ready, border cowboys; Californians, Arizonans and Texans!"

From Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure by Jackson Gregory

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