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Hoosier State

American  

noun

  1. Indiana (used as a nickname).


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From 2019 to 2023, the Hoosier State directly paid the company $58 million for autism-therapy services, billing records show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Stephen Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press Association, said Hurd’s papers are doing real journalism.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2021

The N.B.A. has already announced that its 2021 All-Star Weekend, which was scheduled to be held in Indianapolis, has been postponed to 2024 to give the Hoosier State another shot at hosting.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2020

The Hoosier State Press Association obtained copies of those email comments, and the results were clear: 551 out of 553 rejected the idea.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2018

It stood for “IN,” the official post office abbreviation for the Hoosier State.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein