state services
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Predator is not accessible to private individuals; it is only offered for sale to state services," he told the court.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner found $170 million in unspent funds, while Iowa’s Roby Smith delivered a record $469 million return on investments that help fund state services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Since the early 1990s it has been building digital services, and in 2002 introduced a digital ID card that allows citizens to access state services.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2024
California taxpayers and primary users of state services will benefit from Newsom’s confidence in a rebounding economy — at least for now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
The crisis past, the prospective marquis would score a point before the world by laying claim to his brother's liberty, feigning to demand it for state services, instead of promotion in the peerage.
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
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