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status

[stay-tuhs, stat-uhs] / ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əs /


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With decades-long careers in public office, both Jackson and Collins are striking a balance between defending their records and acknowledging that voters think the status quo is broken.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The couple assumed Ortiz Jara’s path to legal status would be simple, given his U.S. citizen children and wife, but most lawyers they consulted said his deportation years ago created a nearly insurmountable hurdle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

But, despite being under new ownership, the third-tier side boast neither the ground nor local population to awaken that historic status any time soon.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In September, two officials—both women—from the deputy attorney general’s office traveled to Florida to learn more about the status of the cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But pure mathematics had a higher status, with the result that there was a constant hankering after the language and argumentative style of pure mathematics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“This is probably going to put them in touch with lots of other Latinos of different migration statuses in a way that is not necessarily about competition, but much more about helping,” Mora said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Plus, there’s the priceless drive-you-to-the plane perk typically reserved for travelers with those hush-hush airline statuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

ScotRail said on-train staff will have an app that links to a central database for showing ticket machine availability and the opening statuses of ticket offices.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

And we were checking our statuses on the website to see if we had a valid driver’s license for over a month.”

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

His statuses didn’t provide much context about his life, only that he’d been a loner who preferred runs with his golden retriever Turbo instead of social outings with his classmates.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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