in state

Idioms  

1. With pomp and ceremony, as in The foreign leaders were dining in state at the White House. This expression, dating from the late 1600s, also appears in lie in state, said of a dead body ceremoniously exposed to public view before being interred. This latter usage, dating from about 1700, is generally confined to important public figures, as in His Majesty lay in state in the palace.

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in state

But in zero-income-tax Tennessee, he’d owe only $257,920 in state and local taxes on those earnings, all of that for away games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Its due process, governance, accountability, transparency and other elements of corporate discipline called for by its functions should be set forth in state law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The $41.2-million settlement — the largest in state history with an insurer — came after the state Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a lower-court decision, which Mercury called “poorly reasoned.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The state is also seeing lots more people buying used EVs, and lawmakers have approved millions in state incentives to replace lost federal rebates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Cold Sassy certainly never expected Camp would be brought home to lie in state.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns