Bay State
Americannoun
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Origin of Bay State
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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In late June, Gov. Maura Healey signed new legislation aimed at ensuring that all Bay State public school children receive “evidence-based literacy instruction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
As title cards inform viewers at the start of the film, Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit once held hundreds of inmates for more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
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
Then came the great range herds of the Ogallalla Cattle Company, Swan Brothers, Bosler Brothers, the Bay State and other large cow outfits, followed by the hard-riding cowboy and the chuck wagon.
From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska
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