statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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These pro-Palestine voices seem oblivious of the fact that the Palestinian national project for independence and statehood is in ruins, thanks in large part to Iranian influence.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Coercing Canada President Benjamin Harrison’s secretary of state, James G. Blaine, had a plan for ending these conflicts: By saddling Canadian imports with heavy new tariffs, the United States could force Canada to seek American statehood.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
If Israel is to make meaningful progress on its integration into the region, some path to Palestinian statehood will have to be on the table.
—Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
Before that, Idaho executed prisoners by hanging them to death, and did so nine times dating to statehood in 1890, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Coercing Canada President Benjamin Harrison’s secretary of state, James G. Blaine, had a plan for ending these conflicts: By saddling Canadian imports with heavy new tariffs, the United States could force Canada to seek American statehood.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
If Israel is to make meaningful progress on its integration into the region, some path to Palestinian statehood will have to be on the table.
—Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
Before that, Idaho executed prisoners by hanging them to death, and did so nine times dating to statehood in 1890, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
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statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of one of the states of the U.S.
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