States
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The same atmospheric conditions that allow pollution to travel from Canada into the United States also make environmental problems a shared challenge between neighboring countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Four months after the China tour, Wham! embarked on a sell out stadium tour of the United States, cashing in on the global attention Napier-Bell had promised.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
A prominent member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right party came under fire on Friday for having a child through a surrogate pregnancy in the United States, despite the practice being illegal in Germany.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
As the first president of the Bank of the United States, Willing, Mr. Vague writes, “was the dominant economic force in the country.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many nations in the Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia were either ruled or occupied by Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, and the United States.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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