How to Use multistate in a Sentence

multistate

adjective
  • Google isn't staying on defense in the face of a multistate antitrust probe.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The group plans to create a multistate database to trace and intercept guns used in crimes or transported across state lines.
    — Katharine Q. Seelye and Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • But Kenwood is notable for its mix of retail, including some shops that are unique in a multistate area.
    — Cindi Andrews, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2017
  • The killings and assaults sparked a multistate manhunt during which his parents urged him to surrender.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • That report launched a multistate manhunt for a suspect and a Dodge Charger.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
  • Trump is visiting Indiana as part of a multistate tour to push his tax reform efforts.
    — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Utah is a leading player in a multistate push to regulate the use of AI chatbots in health care.
    — Erin Alberty, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • His failure to show up at federal court that morning sparked a multistate search for a man whom colleagues described as meticulous and strait-laced.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Though not a record-breaking amount — yet — Wednesday’s jackpot is the second-highest on record for the multistate lottery game.
    — Claire Cardona, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Arizona is part of an FTC and multistate lawsuit opposing the deal.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • The high number of cases is driven by a multistate outbreak that has reached nearly 300 cases.
    — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Amazon says Flex drivers are vetted through a multistate background check and a review of vehicle records.
    — Ellen Garrison, sacbee, 14 Dec. 2017
  • His spokesman expressed interest in joining a multistate alliance but said the governor was just learning details of the pact.
    — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 2 June 2017
  • In March 2024, a multistate outbreak of this virus was reported in dairy cattle.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The suspect in the shooting is still at large and as of Friday morning, and officials were engaged in a multistate manhunt to find him.
    — Mark Murray, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The letter was sent on the same day Paxton and other state prosecutors announced the multistate antitrust probe.
    — Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The last time someone won the jackpot in the multistate lottery game was in July, and jackpots roll over every time there is a drawing with no winner.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Washington, Oregon and Nevada are among the other states that do not accept the multistate license.
    — Anna Gorman, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The vast majority of this year’s cases have been part of an ongoing multistate outbreak centered in West Texas.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
  • The multistate pipeline transports about 5% of the United States’ daily oil production.
    — Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In 2022, they were identified as the cause of five separate multistate foodborne-illness outbreaks, more than any other food.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
  • The farm also supplies restaurants with meat and eggs, offers multistate shipping, and sells at both Pepper Place and Lee Branch markets.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 13 Aug. 2019
  • No one has signed up for a multistate adventure in it, so far, but for the daily chores of commuting and shopping, the Soul is a small wonder to which the turbo engine now adds an element of scoot.
    — Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 28 June 2017
  • Tuesday's primaries, the first multistate ones of 2018, were some of the first tests of how that energy will translate tangibly for female candidates.
    — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, 9 May 2018
  • Authorities also urged people gathering for the multistate 127 Yard Sale to stay away as crews worked to contain the damage.
    — chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • His office also launched the first multistate Spanish-language TV ad the last week before the election to get out the vote in the Latino community.
    — Luis Alonso Lugo, The Seattle Times, 13 Nov. 2018
  • For the next three months, Cambridge included voters in Colorado, Florida and Nevada in the multistate blast of ads and videos on social media.
    — Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Since 2008, sprouts from Jimmy John’s have been linked to at least seven multistate outbreaks, according to food safety law firm Marler Clark.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2018
  • That is still the fourth-largest jackpot in the 35-year history of the multistate lottery game, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs it.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023

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