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States

British  
/ steɪts /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular or plural) an informal name for the United States of America

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nattering in the background are broadcasts about the impending threat of global war at the hands of the United States, Russia and North Korea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"I don't regret anything," Infantino said when asked about the World Cup being held by the United States.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was established after the 9/11 attacks on the United States to coordinate the activities of US intelligence agencies.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A VPN with an American IP address may be a virtual server hosted outside the United States, but it still assigns users a U.S.-based IP address.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In just a few years, it will grow by thirty combat divisions and one hundred aircraft squadrons, and its navy will be larger and stronger than the navies of the United States and Britain combined.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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