Tar Heel State
Americannoun
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North Carolina was second only to much, much larger California in the number of manufacturing jobs lost: According to one estimate, the Tar Heel State lost nearly half its jobs in that sector.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2024
In between, Kishida plans to have lunch at the governor’s mansion in a historic first for the Tar Heel State.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Open carry of firearms is legal in the Tar Heel State without a permit, but a person must be 18 with no felony convictions to do so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
There are more than 300 edible plants in the fertile western region of the Tar Heel State.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
Man has done more for France, it seems to me, than for the Tar Heel State, and the cities of Asheville and Paris are widely different.
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
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