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Grand Canyon State

American  

noun

  1. Arizona (used as a nickname).


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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

Two house races are still ongoing in the Grand Canyon State, in Arizona’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2022

Vultaggio didn’t make it to the Grand Canyon State himself until 1995 or so, but noted that he thinks the iced tea’s success has helped the state’s brand, at this point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 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

He visits and holds workshops with students in Bellingham, Washington, Rapid City, South Dakota, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; he discusses culture clash in Bensonhurst and college scholarships at Grand Canyon State University.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2015

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