Badger State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The MacIver Institute estimated this year that the Badger State reforms have saved taxpayers $35.6 billion, about two-thirds of which has come from lower healthcare costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Mr. Walker served as the 45th governor of the Badger State from 2011 to 2019 and ran for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Women make all the difference in the Badger State.
From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2020
"Bam" — it's "easy to get," said the gentleman from the Badger State.
From Salon ● May 7, 2020
Wisconsin is sometimes called the "Badger State" because of the numbers of these animals found there by the early settlers.
From Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture by Kreps, Elmer Harry
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