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

Arkansas and Tennessee passed laws outlawing joint ownership of PBMs and retail drug stores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Blake Werner, a 21-year-old student at the University of Arkansas, also sees an opportunity to buy coming — if not just yet.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Because of two years in the Army and later working in Arkansas, I missed out on the great years of Sandy Koufax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Alabama and Louisiana are the first states to have carried out executions with nitrogen gas, though three other states - Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma - also allow for it.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

If you asked me, it was like Texarkana, with one half in Texas and one half in Arkansas, except that here, one half was in America and one half was in Mexico.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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