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[steyt] / steɪt /






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For two months, unions have been demanding state intervention to reduce pump prices which they say have driven up the cost of essential goods and transport.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Soon after, Trump headed to London for a state visit that was to include a dinner at Windsor Castle hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

This was the highest rate for any county in the state, according to a California Judicial Council report.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

"Our Arab and European partners, as well as the United States and our friends, must share with us the responsibility of supporting the army and strengthening the Lebanese state," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

“It’s OK to state the obvious. Our mom kinda sucks.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Other states have passed measures to review more private-equity healthcare transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"Member states have increased their defence expenditure for a borderline country like Finland. That's a good thing," Stubb said.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

The lawsuit states that Baker-Mazara had an invite to a pre-NBA draft event rescinded because of his USC exit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Finland is one of the EU's 27 member states and a close ally of Canada as a fellow Arctic nation.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

By 1787, when the Constitution was being drafted, most of the Northern states had already made the foreign slave trade illegal.

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

It also led to excess money at the end of life — a stated goal of only 1% of the respondents.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Lawyers for the families of the two victims questioned why private hearings were necessary for the disclosure of MI5 material, as the authorities had stated publicly that Al-Shamie was not known to security services.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Another Anthropic employee, who did not resign, stated publicly that "we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans," and that he thought the chances were greater than "10 percent within the next decade."

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

The subpoenas issued stated that the information sought was for an ongoing criminal inquiry and was signed by Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

“There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first...But by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid,” Roosevelt stated.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Though by her own admission she was often furious about many things, her sharpest weapon was always a deadly talent for stating the obvious.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

“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

However, eloping couples could pop over the border and be married simply by stating their intent in front of witnesses - usually at the blacksmiths.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

They weren’t sure exacdy what they were looking for, but Bruno kept stating that a good explorer would know it when he found it.

From "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne




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