in a state
Example Sentences
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President Claudia Sheinbaum called on the public to remain calm and maintained that most territory in the country was in a state of “complete normality.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m constantly in a state of frustration,” he said.
If you do live in a state without an inheritance tax, your son would likely not owe any state tax on the inheritance itself, even if he lives in another state.
From MarketWatch
We eventually learn what it is that has kept Stella and Gerry in a state of deepening apartness.
From Los Angeles Times
Its sole school has been classed by officials as being in a state of emergency, with some walls at risk of collapse.
From BBC
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