the States
Example Sentences
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Major cities throughout the States have seen crushing drops in Canadian tourism and business it affords to costly enterprises like ski resorts.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The government said this was a "critical step" in making sure the assisted dying service could begin on schedule later next year after the bill was approved by the States in February.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Practically overnight, Earle “was ordered to become assistant governor-general of Western Samoa in the Pacific. He himself told me this, when I was in the States attending Valley Forge Military Academy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Of course, no line that the States draw will satisfy everyone. But the Judiciary is not the proper institution to make what would often be arbitrary and highly intrusive athlete-by-athlete assessments.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
She had always been a fussy eater, and now that they had come to the States, it seemed as if there were twice as many inedible foods that could be piled high on her plate.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
