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welfare states

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plural of welfare state

as in client states

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Using a universal mathematical framework, the researchers treated thermalization as a process that can bring different quantum systems into their corresponding thermal states.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
There are indications that some of the Central Asian nations present, all of which are post-Soviet states, are deepening diplomatic and economic links with Washington.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of states

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The United Kingdom’s top diplomat warned companies against violating international law by helping to build Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
The grave dates to a period when people were transitioning from hunting and gathering to living in permanent settlements, farming and raising livestock, according to officials.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The development calls into question the future of the USMCA, which will face annual reviews until 2036—or until one of the three partner nations decides to pull out.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nations

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Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
However, not all of those weapons came from American military stockpiles; some were manufactured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or provided by European countries.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of countries

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Amata Corporation, founded in 1989, built industrial parks across Thailand’s Rayong and Chon Buri provinces.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Its signal reaches up to ninety-five per cent of the province, which is the size of Minnesota, along with parts of two neighboring provinces.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of provinces

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There is just the slow hiss and sigh of the machines, tucked safely out of sight, as social media filled with resistance to mask mandates, to empathy and authority, to the power of the state, and the chorus of anti-vaxxers grew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The Academy of Pediatrics says decisions about gender affirming care should be made by patients and physicians, not government mandates.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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