status

Example Sentences

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"The Foreign Office did not tell the prime minister that they had granted developed vetting status to Peter Mandelson against the advice of the security and vetting process," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The latter may not possess the same level of excitement and intrigue, but it has commendable aspects—from Theo’s gripping search to his struggle to accept his status as “a person, once complete, now halved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Conventional wisdom holds that a young team has to ascend to contender status step by step, taking several years to progress from outside the playoffs to the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Central to Gold.com’s leadership is its status as an authorized distributor for high-profile sovereign mint products, such as American Silver Eagles and Canadian Gold Maple Leafs—government-backed coins that routinely sell out during limited production runs.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The status of experimentation was changing; and Pascal and Mersenne made every effort to bring this about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton