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[steyt] / steɪt /






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The Beninese authorities vaunt a strategy that has enabled the state to hike its tax revenues while providing better working conditions and combating unsanitary practices.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Employees feel they have to get on board, thanks to the current state of the jobs market - in the UK, vacancies have hit a five-year low.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

By law the state has to start sending absentee ballots out on Sept. 19.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Last year, “Fear the Walking Dead” co-creator Dave Erickson sued in California state court over his own profit payments.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

There were stories of the Apache Wars in the Wild West, a new circus act called a flying trapeze, and Abraham Lincoln arguing that Kansas should be a free state and not slave.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

That was the lowest of 15 states analyzed by the Quantitative Economics and Statistics team at accounting firm EY.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

More than 35 states offer sales-tax exemptions or similar benefits to data-center developers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Industry executives and advisers say the tax reversals could push future data center projects to states that retain favorable tax regimes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The new season begins as CBS parent Paramount, controlled by the Ellison family, is fighting California and 11 other states seeking to block its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The existing slave states wanted any new territories to be admitted into the Union with slavery allowed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Beyond lying to the FBI about the scheme involving Becerra, Williamson misled federal authorities on another topic, the plea agreement stated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Espino de Marotta, the first woman ever to head the US-built canal authority, stated, however, that she does not expect restrictions to reach the levels seen that year.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The documents stated the applications were for "alterations and repairs, new extensions, reversal of modern alterations, replacement windows and forming new doorways".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

And while Met trustee Anna Wintour stated that the cancellation was “the right decision,” a film so bold and singular as “Unzipped” argues otherwise.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Nowadays the great unsolved problems in mathematics are stated in terms of conjectures that mathematicians are unable to prove.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

“The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false,” Bartiromo’s lawyer said today.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Contentious site decisions will now instead be worked through over the coming months, with Volkswagen stating that alternative uses for the plants will be explored.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

A spokesperson for the mayor said it was "not the first time" Khan had been victim of a scam involving people falsely stating that he was the owner of a vehicle.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Maybe a televisit with a doctor could get a medical certificate stating he is disabled.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Two days later, on July 7, the Oker family received a letter from Henry Gordon stating that he no longer needed the apartment.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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