state
Example Sentences
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A message to Trivers prompted an automatic email response stating that he is now in poor health and asking for privacy.
The agency said in a statement it was “deeply saddened to learn of the tragedy involving 14-month-old Tilly S.” but said state law prohibits officials from commenting further.
From Los Angeles Times
Although the Congolese state officially recognises indigenous communities' right to their ancestral territory, they struggle to impose this in the face of corruption when land concessions are granted.
From Barron's
Thousands of party elites packed North Korea's capital Pyongyang in recent days for a summit of the ruling Workers' Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning.
From Barron's
Explaining why customers further afield will be asked to recycle the bottles instead of returning them, Hartwig adds: "If the people purchasing them are from a different state, it's very unlikely they'll bring them back."
From BBC
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