Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for client states
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That shift paid off – until this year when some Canadian provinces banned American spirits.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025 -
The Associated Press reported that dozens of other church leaders in Bejing and at least five other provinces across China were arrested Friday as well.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Those lawsuits continued for decades, resolved in part with $12 million settlements both for prisoners and for the families of Attica prison-employees and hostages.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Far-right members of Netanyahu’s ruling coalition – whose support is crucial to keeping his government afloat – have fiercely opposed a withdrawal from Gaza and have previously called for encouraging Palestinian residents to leave so Jewish settlements can be established there.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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With layoffs, new vaccine mandates and a spending package that threatens to kick millions of Americans off of their health insurance, health care leaders are fighting back to make sure their patients are covered and can access top-quality care.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Return‑to‑office mandates and rising childcare costs are increasingly causing working mothers to leave the workforce.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Europe’s over-reliance on Chinese manufacturing and American defence technology has created dual dependencies that undermine strategic autonomy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Among the allegations, the USTR determined that China uses state subsidies to lessen competition and create dependencies on the country for non-market entrants.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Take hydrangeas, a happy flower millions of years old that grows well in soil but wilts quickly when cut.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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Gently lift it from the ground, and remove any loose soil from the roots as well as dead leaves or stems.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Drywood termites don’t make colonies underground but live in structural timbers or even furniture and handrails inside a home.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is also part of the agency’s long-term planning for permanent lunar habitats and, eventually, colonies on Mars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street, institutions and even sovereigns are migrating infrastructure onto the blockchain and ETH is well positioned to capture value through various channels.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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No more communism, or fascism; no more theocracy, or monarchies.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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