stated
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statedly
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While Tuesday's test wasn't designed with the expectation of an imminent North Korean missile threat, the military wants progress toward the stated goal of being able to shoot down a small number of ICBMs targeting the United States.
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While Tuesday’s test wasn’t designed with the expectation of an imminent North Korean missile threat, the military wants progress toward the stated goal of being able to shoot down a small number of ICBMs targeting the United States.
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The stated goal of the Kasich Administration has been to change Ohio's the tax system for the purpose of making Ohio more competitive in attracting investment and jobs.
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With only five legislators in Taiwan’s 113-seat Parliament, the party is still a long way from its stated goal of displacing the Nationalist Party and becoming one of Taiwan’s two major political parties along with the Democratic Progressive Party.
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This document is short and inadequate to its stated task: providing a rational basis for a highly suspect executive decision.
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There’s a GoFundMe account out there with a stated purpose to help Callaway with its travel expenses as the Cavs make the 520-mile roundtrip commute to play Benedictine.
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In short, the mandates will do nothing to address their stated goal.
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Stated reasons for rating their jobs well ranged from benefits to personal growth to making others feel good about themselves.
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Definition of stated for English Language Learners
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: expressed formally or officially
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