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state

[steyt] / steɪt /






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India has heat action plans that vary from state to state, and are often limited to measures such as heat alerts, changes in school and work timings, water distribution and temporary cooling spaces.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

But as reported by the Post, it states that the department “shall not confirm the severity of injuries” and “may state only that an individual was transported and the method of transport.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Jorge Rodríguez, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, reported on Thursday that the death toll had risen, after the country's interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

It laughed off Hawaii’s citation of colonial and early state laws prohibiting the hunting of game on someone else’s property—noting this was targeted at unauthorized hunting, not guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“In Lone Cabbage. In a state called Florida.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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