Arkansas

[ahr-kuhn-saw, ar-kan-zuhs] / ˈɑr kənˌsɔ, ærˈkæn zəs /

NOUN

u.s. state

Synonyms

WEAK

Bear State Bowie State Hot Springs State Ozark country Razorback State Toothpick State Wonder State land of opportunity natural state

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Arkansas

And rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr., whom Sacramento selected No. 7 in the draft out of Arkansas, posted 12 points on an abysmal five-for-24 shooting in his debut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Robert Price, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide lieutenant, said during a Thursday news conference that Jackson was from Arkansas and lived in California during the early 1970s with his wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"All of this hit cattle markets, as a whole, negatively," said James Mitchell, an assistant professor and agricultural economist at the University of Arkansas.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Throughout Maledon’s career as a hangman, Arkansas newspapers regularly reported his identity and his role in executions.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

The University of Arkansas wasn’t as far away as she would have liked, but it wasn’t Oklahoma, so when they offered her a full scholarship, she got in the truck and took off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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