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Lone Star State

American  

noun

  1. Texas (used as a nickname).


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"That has never happened here," Graczyk said of the Lone Star State.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

But he will also be bringing a theory of what’s been happening in the Lone Star State over the past several years.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Each Texas reincorporation nudges the country’s corporate center of gravity a little closer to the Lone Star State.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Tech mavens, including Musk, have ditched California for the Lone Star State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

“All y’all who want to vote for me, Taylor Rene Krystal Hawkins of the Lone Star State, raise your hands.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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