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Garden State

American  

noun

  1. New Jersey (used as a nickname).


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Property taxes have been a Garden State election issue for decades, Rasmussen noted, but they gained new urgency this time.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

But there’s a potentially bigger story in the Garden State race than charisma or lack thereof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

The team at Will Rogers nicknamed the smaller machine “Pork Roll,” after the processed meat popular in the Garden State.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

A New Jersey gubernatorial candidate fessed up to editing his Spotify Wrapped to exaggerate his fandom for Garden State legend Bruce Springsteen.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

One Sunday night, after the Temple Seven meeting, I drove my car out on the Garden State Parkway.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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