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[stayt] / steɪt /






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Investors are closely watching state races and local referendums on data centers for their potential impact on the AI trade and stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

You talk specifically about one of your sisters in your new special and how close you are with her as well as her mental state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

That remark was "disappointing" and "not right", according to Singaporean senior minister K Shanmugam - a rare rebuke from the city state, which prides itself on its diplomatic prowess.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

In a non-binding ballot measure, people in the northwestern state are being asked to select their favorite firearm from a list of six that could then become emblematic of their home.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

They were restless and bored, and that was a dangerous state for Frederick and Bruno.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Some Arab states have warned Iran they could retaliate individually or collectively if Tehran targets their infrastructure, the mediators said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

But as other states and countries offer more competitive incentives, many major productions have continued to leave California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

At the low end, the states are up 20% compared to the last midterm elections in 2022.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sixteen states have still never sent a woman to the U.S.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

One of the most troublesome questions facing them was how the states would be represented in Congress—the new legislature where America’s laws would be written.

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

"Halzen's work, and the work of those he inspired with his vision, was foundational in giving humanity a new window on the universe and on the mysterious and notoriously slippery neutrino," he stated.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

It would have the right to sell that compute power at a specific price by a stated date, buffering itself from a steeper hit to profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Power in the hands of many better serves the city as opposed to power in the hands of one,” she stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The report also stated that Vaughan had "expressed genuine and thoughtful remorse".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I did not intend to wound you. But sometimes the truth must be stated, unpalatable as it is.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Warren Buffett has spent decades making essentially the same wager, stating numerous times that betting against America is a losing proposition.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The same was done on the Weibo app, with a notice stating that "the user has been banned from following due to violating laws or the Weibo Community Convention".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The FDA previously sent Apothecary Pharma a warning letter in December stating that the company failed to properly label the drug at its outsourcing facility in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Amazon, for example, published a blog post stating its data centers use air rather than water to cool off electrical equipment about 90% of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

By July 1921, the justice of the peace had closed his inquiries, stating that Anna Brown’s death had come at “the hands of parties unknown”—the same finding as delivered in the Whitehorn inquest.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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