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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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Seven other states’ plans to redraw maps have either been blocked or put on hold.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum discussed the plan Friday in a virtual meeting with the seven states’ governors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Live Nation denied it was an illegal monopoly, saying that the states’ case exaggerated its market power and that artists determine ticket prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The notion of having to seek permission or paying to use an international waterway that they previously used for free and without condition will stretch those states’ tolerance, Oxford Analytica said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

This meant that the Union’s goal would be to abolish slavery as well as to suppress the southern states’ rebellion.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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