United States

[yoo-nahy-tid steyts] / yuˈnaɪ tɪd ˈsteɪts /

NOUN

United States of America

Synonyms

WEAK

America Land of Liberty New World U.S. U.S.A. US US of A USA land of opportunity the States

Example Sentences

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Atlas also licenses its technology to companies abroad and sends a team of specialists from the United States to supervise the construction work.

From Barron's

The relatives have been keeping a low profile, said Etheart, who was born in the United States from parents who emigrated from Haiti in the 1990s.

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The IEA said Wednesday that its members had agreed to unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves -- their largest release ever -- with 172 million coming from the United States.

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Ana says her visa was cancelled in Miami after US authorities questioned who was paying for her work and whether she was receiving money in the United States.

From BBC

But criticism mounted over the costs, and the case took on echoes of the scandal in the United States over the expensive overhaul of the Federal Reserve's headquarters.

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