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  • plural of state.
  • present tense form of state (3rd person singular).
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states







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The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

“When the opportunity to speak out in support of Palestine and stand in solidarity with Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab community members on campus arose, Dr. Kil was compelled to attend,” the lawsuit states.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Although Brussels proposed the levy last year, some EU member states did not want to wait and slapped their own duties.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

“This path is not sustainable,” said Kris Westbrooks, Metallus’s chief operating officer, in testimony submitted last week to the Congressional Steel Caucus, made up of members of Congress from steelmaking states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Communist governments collapsed all over Eastern Europe, and in 1991, the once mighty Soviet Union broke apart, leaving behind Russia and fourteen newly independent states.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin



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