stating

present participle of state
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Recent Examples of stating Own your 50% by clearly stating your facts, explaining your rationale, and supporting your viewpoint, then intentionally pause at the center line. Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The advisory was simply stating the basics of a Wisconsin election law originally passed in 1849, Jacobs said. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 July 2026 Orlando police issued a warning about the scam in June 2025, stating roughly 200 fake stickers had been recovered from downtown meters. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 This is not our first foray into this issue but, this time, let’s go at it not by getting into the weeds but by stating some principles. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 This morning, the RSC posted an Instagram announcement stating that tonight’s performance has been canceled as well. Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026 The government did, however, send over legal text stating that Homefield’s developer may not sell, lease or transfer ownership of properties within STAR bond project areas without the Unified Government’s approval. Sofi Zeman july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The Menlo Park Fire Protection District received a call during the week of July 13 stating that a dog had entered a body of water and was swimming. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 This is despite international football rules explicitly stating that halftime should not last longer than 15 minutes. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stating
Verb
  • That contradicts what many publishers have been saying, though most publishers are of course wary of sharing too many proprietary numbers publicly.
    Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • After county planning officials issued a report stating construction wouldn’t impact the environment, Fish and Game countered, saying the report wasn’t thorough, and a qualified biologist will have to survey the site.
    Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This is really a bet on the consumer and price has been telling us the consumer is willing and able to travel, even with spiking oil prices.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Saada hit back during a luncheon with French producers at Cannes, telling the crowd Canal+ would no longer be working with signatories.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Coursera founder Daphne Koller shared her early fascination with programming and mathematical models, expressing hope that AI can be deployed ethically to create a better, more egalitarian world.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • There was a diversity of perspectives at the table, with some expressing deep concern about AI while others saw it as a tool.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.
    John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday, India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, a key demand of the student protesters who were voicing concerns over examination test paper leaks.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • While the writing is top-notch, what really makes this story stand out is the late, great Norm Macdonald voicing Death.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been talking a big game for months about fighting inflation, but failure to signal an intention to follow through soon has Wall Street questioning his commitment to price stability.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Slot has stayed quiet and out of the limelight since he was sacked by Liverpool a week after the end of his second season in charge, instead choosing to do the talking in his own head.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The loss dropped the A’s to 45-63 and 10 games out of both the American League West lead and the final AL Wild Card spot, while giving the red-hot Red Sox (56-51) no worse than a split of the four-game series ahead of Thursday’s finale.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes could be seen giving Royals instruction after the play.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • However, speaking to the media on Friday after playing a key role in the appointment of Stokes’ and McCullum’s successors, Joe Root and Stephen Fleming, Key did not rule out the possibility of Stokes returning to the side in future.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Washington residents chose an Amazon delivery van, speaking to Seattle’s tech economy.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

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