Examples of statewide in a Sentence
Adjective
a statewide survey of voters
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Schmidt enters the race after a long tenure in statewide office and a recent statewide campaign, both of which helped build a political identity across the district.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Last December, a federal judge blocked Montana’s first-of-its-kind statewide ban of TikTok, ruling that the law likely violated the First Amendment.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
And calling special elections for costly tax measures makes no sense while, over the past couple of decades, most local jurisdictions have moved their board elections to coincide with statewide and national elections to encourage greater voter participation.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Her average net favorability is in positive territory (plus 3) since August of 2020, which covers the last 17 statewide surveys by Marquette.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
The statewide decline followed increases in January and February.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing calls by a statewide organization of criminal defense attorneys for an independent ethics review of her office amid new claims of misconduct by her prosecutors.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Nine California counties — Butte, Glenn, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sutter and Ventura — will receive federal aid as a result of the declaration, which also includes funding for statewide hazard mitigation efforts, officials said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
The deal would also lift restrictions on large apartment buildings in Manhattan, give developers incentives to convert vacant office buildings to housing and pave the way for more development statewide with tax breaks and incentives.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to allow Idaho officials enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for nearly all transgender minors statewide, granting a request from state officials to narrow the scope of a lower court's order that blocked the law from taking effect.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
To be fair, try to think back one year ago when there was a fairly strong consensus among forecasters that 2023 would see a recession – locally, statewide and nationally.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Nebraska’s current system allocates two of the state’s five electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the majority of votes statewide.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Such work has been done statewide in areas where cable barriers are needed to prevent fatal head-on crashes.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Hogan, who began building his popularity early in his first term by lowering tolls statewide in 2015, has been quick to condemn the revenue package that led to a budget showdown between the chambers.
—Brian Witte, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
In Montana, where lawmakers passed a first-of-its kind statewide TikTok ban, creators have been preparing to similarly use the technology to stay connected to their followers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Adjective
California has no statewide homeless camping ban, though various cities have enacted their own.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Schmidt enters the race after a long tenure in statewide office and a recent statewide campaign, both of which helped build a political identity across the district.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Last December, a federal judge blocked Montana’s first-of-its-kind statewide ban of TikTok, ruling that the law likely violated the First Amendment.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
And calling special elections for costly tax measures makes no sense while, over the past couple of decades, most local jurisdictions have moved their board elections to coincide with statewide and national elections to encourage greater voter participation.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Her average net favorability is in positive territory (plus 3) since August of 2020, which covers the last 17 statewide surveys by Marquette.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
The statewide decline followed increases in January and February.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 21 Apr. 2024
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing calls by a statewide organization of criminal defense attorneys for an independent ethics review of her office amid new claims of misconduct by her prosecutors.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Nine California counties — Butte, Glenn, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sutter and Ventura — will receive federal aid as a result of the declaration, which also includes funding for statewide hazard mitigation efforts, officials said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Adverb
Last year, the program was being tested in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties but has recently become available statewide for those under 25, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 2024
The deal would also lift restrictions on large apartment buildings in Manhattan, give developers incentives to convert vacant office buildings to housing and pave the way for more development statewide with tax breaks and incentives.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to allow Idaho officials enforce a ban on gender-affirming medical care for nearly all transgender minors statewide, granting a request from state officials to narrow the scope of a lower court's order that blocked the law from taking effect.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
To be fair, try to think back one year ago when there was a fairly strong consensus among forecasters that 2023 would see a recession – locally, statewide and nationally.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Nebraska’s current system allocates two of the state’s five electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the majority of votes statewide.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Such work has been done statewide in areas where cable barriers are needed to prevent fatal head-on crashes.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
Hogan, who began building his popularity early in his first term by lowering tolls statewide in 2015, has been quick to condemn the revenue package that led to a budget showdown between the chambers.
—Brian Witte, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
In Montana, where lawmakers passed a first-of-its kind statewide TikTok ban, creators have been preparing to similarly use the technology to stay connected to their followers.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Statewide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statewide. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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