state

Is, are, and am are some of the state of being verbs. In this usage of the word state, it states, or tells that something is. There are a few other usages of the word state, depending upon the context in which it is used.


State can mean the condition something is in. When a policeman pulls someone over on suspicion of drunk driving, he wants to find out the person's state of mind. There needs to be a determination whether the person is behaving in an altered state of mind that may be cause for bringing harm to others.


State can also mean a marked and recorded territory, as in a specific location within our nation. A state background check is a searching of records for criminal activity and other notable files on a person's history within the state.


Bloggers speaking about the state subject can be found at sites like blogs.state.gov and freestateblogs.

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• Akalis, Congress claim victory as campaigning ends in Punjab

  
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  Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) As campaigning officially ended Saturday evening for Monday’s (Jan 30) election to Punjab’s 117 assembly seats, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance and main opposition Congress made confident claims to victory.With neither of the two main contenders ...
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• Tea Party Leaders Endorse Gingrich: High…

  
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• Five Maoists surrender in Jharkhand

  
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  Ranchi, Jan 28 (IANS) Five Maoists surrendered with arms in Jharkhand’s Khuti district Saturday, police said.“Five Maoist guerrillas surrendered with four rifles, one country-made pistol, one revolver and five landmines each weighing 20 kg,” Khuti’s Superintendent of Police M. Tamilvanan told reporters.Of the ...
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• Kerala’s coir festival gets African participation

  
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• Washington health officials Okay for Methadone, But is it safe?

  
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• Girls High School Basketball Report: No. 3 Clarksville High School and Rossview High School win in District 10-AAA

  
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• CBI to adopt Bihar law to seize homes of corrupt

  
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• Manipur polls witness violence, five killed (Third Lead)

  
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  Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least five people, including a suspected Naga militant, were killed in violence during the Manipur assembly polls Saturday that started on a peaceful note. The state recorded 65 percent polling till 3.45 p.m.The state election office said that although the polling was supposed to end at 3 ...
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• Filipino Activists Burned U.s. Flags

  
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• Sandusky Wants to See Grandchildren

  
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