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state services

British

plural noun

Church of England services appointed to commemorate days of national celebration or deliverance such as the accession of a sovereign

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Essential state services were to be exempted from the ban, it added.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 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

The nation is currently developing a suite of chatbots for state services under the name of Bürokratt.

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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