multistate
adjective
mul·ti·state
ˈməl-tē-ˌstāt 
-ˌtī-
1
: having divisions in several states
multistate enterprises
2
: of, relating to, or involving several states
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to at least 1.7 million eggs, according to a news release issued on Saturday.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 June 2025
More than two dozen people have gotten sick and at least nine people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers connected to a multistate salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly reported on May 23.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 May 2025
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, a national student advocacy and violence prevention group founded after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, launched a multistate effort to find Allen and Rachelle and is offering a $5,000 reward for their safe return.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
If that stockpile isn’t maintained, wealthier states could handily outcompete poorer states for supplies during multistate emergencies, according to the Atlantic Council, which found that red states are likely to be on the losing side most.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 7 June 2025
More than two dozen people have gotten sick and at least nine people have been hospitalized after eating cucumbers connected to a multistate salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly reported on May 23.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 28 May 2025
The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, a national student advocacy and violence prevention group founded after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022, launched a multistate effort to find Allen and Rachelle and is offering a $5,000 reward for their safe return.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
If that stockpile isn’t maintained, wealthier states could handily outcompete poorer states for supplies during multistate emergencies, according to the Atlantic Council, which found that red states are likely to be on the losing side most.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
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“Multistate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multistate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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