deep state
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mojtaba Khamenei worked for decades in his shadow; he knows all the details about how the deep state works when it confronts external threats and internal upheaval.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
For months, California’s public higher education institutions have braced for deep state funding cuts, fearing they would lead to reductions in student services, course offerings and even enrollment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Buddy is soon cast into a deep state of emotional limbo, unsure of himself and his place in life.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023
One poster compared Q, the supposed deep state mole who began sending cryptic messages in 2017, to a LARPer—that is, someone who plays live action role playing games.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2021
And with that, not even standing up, Onan put me into a deep state of comatose and sent me through time to the unknown lands and people whom I was to deliver.
From The Revolutions of Time by Jonathan Dunn
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