sovereign state

Example Sentences

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"Military reconnaissance takes on a different meaning under a state-to-state approach, as intelligence activities targeting another sovereign state can carry diplomatic implications," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

"May everyone see how the State of Israel is a sovereign state which knows how to hold those who harmed it to account," the opposition politician said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

So is the story of the Constitutional Convention a few years later, which produced what is now the world’s oldest constitution of a complex sovereign state, amended only 27 times.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

A sovereign state adopting bitcoin, or rumors of crypto settlement deals between sanctioned nations, can ignite speculative runs.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Any other team on spaceship Earth would have worried about Julian's defying an official of the sovereign state of New York.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg