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Grand Canyon State

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noun

  1. Arizona (used as a nickname).


Example Sentences

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Her movement may have started in the Grand Canyon State, but it has now spread across the entire country,” the club noted in the aforementioned notice.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023

This Tuesday, August 2, Arizona's Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held, and residents of the Grand Canyon State will be voting for everything from governor to secretary of state.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2022

The Grand Canyon State produced five players with four-star ratings in the class of 2022, and none of them signed with the conference.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Overall, he is ranked just inside the top 1000 nationally as a three-star prospect and is the No. 24 overall prospect from the Grand Canyon State.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019

The Grand Canyon State has an incredibly lax regulatory oversight of autonomous vehicles as it works to attract Silicon Valley companies.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2018