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state

[steyt] / steɪt /






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Hence the separation of church and state, a three-branch government and a president with a limited term.

From Los Angeles Times

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States," the amendment states.

From Barron's

"I might change my point of view. But the state is doing everything possible to make sure that doesn't happen," she added.

From Barron's

The Iranian parliament earlier approved a plan to collect tolls on vessels traveling through the strait, state media reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the region’s abundance of cheap energy has also powered a determined pivot by Gulf states into a range of non-oil industries and services that are now also drawing Iran’s fire.

From The Wall Street Journal