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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Michigan; -- a nickname.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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Latch notes that Michigan is known as the Wolverine State and yet no wolverines, aside from one that died in February, have been seen there in decades.
JSOnline.com 2010
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Latch notes that Michigan is known as the Wolverine State and yet no wolverines, aside from one that died in February, have been seen there in decades.
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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Latch notes that Michigan is known as the Wolverine State and yet no wolverines, aside from one that died in February, have been seen there in decades.
JSOnline.com 2010
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Latch notes that Michigan is known as the Wolverine State and yet no wolverines, aside from one that died in February, have been seen there in decades.
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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The Wolverine State loses a seat, and many see Peters getting drawn into a district with more seasoned colleague -- most likely Rep. Sander Levin D.
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Today, average per capita income in the Wolverine State ranks just 37th in the nation—down from ninth in 1965.
Michigan's War on the Middle Class William McGurn 2011
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Still, it wouldn't be the worst thing if regional governors like the Wolverine State's Rick Snyder and Wisconsin's Scott Walker got into a jobs race akin to this year's collective bargaining reforms.
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(No. 397), these old industrial cities dominate the nether regions; of the bottom ten finishers overall, six come from the Wolverine State, including long-suffering Detroit, which ranks 394th overall and 65th on the list of large metros (next to its last-place neighbor, Flint).
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(No. 397), these old industrial cities dominate the nether regions; of the bottom ten finishers overall, six come from the Wolverine State, including long-suffering Detroit, which ranks 394th overall and 65th on the list of large metros (next to its last-place neighbor, Flint).
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Stupak, 58, also resisted entreaties from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the dean of the Wolverine State delegation.
I Pray the Lord Your Soul to Take James Taranto 2010
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