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Keystone State

American  

noun

  1. Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).


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The change ends needless delays that have hindered development in the Keystone State, cutting through bureaucracy to promote investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Its nickname, the Keystone State, has never been more appropriate.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2024

Four years ago, Biden won the Keystone State, which has roughly 300,000 Jewish voters, by about 80,000 votes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2024

Already both candidates and their running mates have held events in the Keystone State, with no doubt many more to come.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2024

The only claim the owners of the "Keystone State" or the captain can have on salt water Davis, is for half passenger fare; he came half the way as a fish.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

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