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Grand Canyon State

American  

noun

  1. Arizona (used as a nickname).


Example Sentences

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But there’s no great mystery: Hobbs remains governor of the Grand Canyon State.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

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

Between 2007 and last year, the Grand Canyon State saw an overall 20 percent drop in births, from 103,000 to 81,000.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2018

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

Most notable is the conversation he has with a woman named Katy, a gorgeously coiffed teenager who was accepted at Grand Canyon State University but could not secure the necessary funding from the institution.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2015