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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Arizona
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, an abbreviation of
azure .
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- noun The
ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code forAzerbaijan . - abbreviation
Arizona , a state of theUnited States of America .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
- noun a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
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Examples
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The only reason that hardened criminals come here, like the ones who shot that rancher in AZ, is to peddle their drugs.
Natl. Poll: More favor than oppose Arizona immigration law 2010
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Having once lived in AZ, and for a good many years, I can say with resolute authority that AZ is one of the best reasons anywhere to suggest a close reexamination of the second amendment, possibly with an eye to amending it to more appropriately fit modern times.
Think Progress » Arizona militia recruiting veterans with ‘kill records’ to patrol border. 2010
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Even if we accept Scherer's premise that the spending in AZ is indeed a gimmick, it nevertheless sends an important message to supporters everywhere.
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A local store here in AZ is strongly trying to create a true community - one way they have done it is to increase their second-hand inventory to movies, comics, and music to draw people in.
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A neighbor of mine in AZ is a county sheriff: has 2 corvettes and a boat in the driveway.
Salaries in Mexico?? 2006
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The public parks folks must have relatives in AZ because they say and act the same way.
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As to the immigrants themselves (mostly Mexican in AZ).
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » When Conservatives Turn Against Private Property and Private Contracts 2010
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I live in AZ and would love for some of my kids to come down and take a job like that; small businesses are dying because of our government.
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Out of the top 50 “fastest growing cities,” 11 of them are located in AZ, NV, CO, KS, and NM, states completely unserved (not underserved … unserved completely) by this high-speed rail plan.
Matthew Yglesias » Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR Project, Ignores Ohio Rail Opportunity 2009
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Last time my windshield was replaced (here in AZ) I went with a company that offered 50 free dinners at a local chain rest.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » When Insurance Covers Routine Expenses…. 2009
alexz commented on the word AZ
In 2021, it's a common reference to the Astra Zeneca vaccine. 'the AZ vaccine' , 'the AZ'
April 15, 2021