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state

[steyt] / steɪt /






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He praised the country’s “persons of merit” for leaving “footprints of pure and clean conscience on the path toward the prosperity of the state.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In the aftermath of the seizure and rendition of Nicolas Maduro, Kazin posted on X about his experiences and the vicissitudes of running an operation in what was clearly a chaotic, dysfunctional, failed state.

From MarketWatch

To accommodate more volume, Hanwha is in active discussions with multiple federal, state and local officials about opportunities to expand capacity and property for storage around the Philadelphia region.

From The Wall Street Journal

Framework Convention on Climate Change, a treaty aimed at stabilizing greenhouse-gas concentrations and requiring member states to submit annual inventories of their emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s gaining nationwide attention because California has more billionaires than any other state.

From Los Angeles Times