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States

British  
/ steɪts /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular or plural) an informal name for the United States of America

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That country sounds a lot like France — but actually, it’s the United States.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Nscale and Microsoft are still working together on projects in Norway, Portugal and the United States.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

But elsewhere, China's soaring surpluses are increasingly stoking tensions with key trading partners, including the European Union and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

States have turned to loosely or even unregulated sources, which experts say make lethal injections less reliable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

They would go on to become the president and attorney general of the United States, respectively.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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