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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

Even though he was a senator from Delaware, Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and still frequently talks about his Keystone State roots.

From Seattle Times Sep. 3, 2023

The audience realizes that the great Keystone State has not been heard from.

From The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin by Adams, Francis A.

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