State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
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Dalton’s lab was granted a reprieve following an appeal by the Republican senator Jerry Moran, of Kansas, to the State Department, which now runs the remnants of U.S.A.I.D., but a lab run by a colleague, the agronomist Vara Prasad, lost a fifty-million-dollar grant devoted to climate resilience.
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The State Department does not plan to fulfill its pledge to fund the remaining four years of the grant.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
However, contrary to what the State Department may believe, these sanctions will not stop the work of the ICC.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Despite Rubio’s cable, physically entering the United States at a port of entry is not controlled by the State Department.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The State Department does not plan to fulfill its pledge to fund the remaining four years of the grant.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
However, contrary to what the State Department may believe, these sanctions will not stop the work of the ICC.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Despite Rubio’s cable, physically entering the United States at a port of entry is not controlled by the State Department.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for State Department
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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