States
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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