Political theorists debated whether minimal states could effectively protect individual liberties without stifling social welfare programs.

Campaign spending surged in the battleground states as election day approached.

Political theorists debate how governments declare states of exception during crises.

Several flag states have updated their safety regulations to comply with the new international standards.

Several neighboring kingdoms became tributary states after losing the decisive battle.

During the conflict, several regions were declared states of siege to control the unrest.

Rydberg states are extremely sensitive to external electric fields, which makes them powerful tools for quantum sensing experiments.

Activists documented human rights abuses in the prison states across the region.

Political analysts examined the voting patterns in bellwether states to forecast the national outcome.

The simulation compared thousands of possible world states to determine which scenarios were most likely.