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Grand Canyon State

American  

noun

  1. Arizona (used as a nickname).


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At the helm of this transition will be interim coach Shaun Aguano, ASU’s former running backs coach who has deep ties to football in the Grand Canyon State.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 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 next batch of votes out of the Grand Canyon State is coming at 9 p.m.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2020

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

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

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