stated
Americanadjective
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fixed or settled.
a stated price.
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explicitly set forth; declared as fact.
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recognized or official.
adjective
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(esp of a sum) determined by agreement; fixed
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explicitly formulated or narrated
a stated argument
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“We care about national security and shipping lanes. So let’s think about them and try figure them out together. Those are the key points that the Unites Stated cares about,” Lutnick said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
It comes a day after the inauguration of United Stated President Donald Trump, which saw US senator John Fetterman arrive in a hoodie, shorts and trainers.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
Stated goal of the cases: To secure religious exemptions to the nondiscrimination policies of adoption and foster agencies in Oregon, Washington, and Vermont.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2024
Stated reason: Perry pointed to the 9/11 attacks as justification for the operation.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022
Stated so baldly, this notion—that the indigenous peoples of the Americas floated changelessly through the millennia until 1492—may seem ludicrous.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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