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The stated goal of the tax benefit â tucked into the Republicansâ 2017 tax-cut legislation â was to coax investors to pump cash into poor neighborhoods, known as opportunity zones, leading to new housing, businesses and jobs. — New York Times, "How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich," 31 Aug. 2019 In its first 13 hours, the fundraiser had raised more than $20,000, well beyond its stated goal of $1,000. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, "Family members of Tampa Bay Rays prospect Blake Bivens die in triple homicide, reports say," 28 Aug. 2019 Behind the scenes, its ownership and operation is closely tied to Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual community with the stated goal of taking down Chinaâs government. — Alexander Smith, NBC News, "Denmark in disbelief as Trump cancels trip over Greenland sale: The Morning Rundown," 21 Aug. 2019 The billionaire has a nonprofit called the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality with a stated mission of championing social justice and improving race relations. — Nick Turnerbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Equinox and SoulCycle criticized over investorâs Trump event," 7 Aug. 2019 The result of these problems is a fleet of three warships that are five years late and cannot fulfill their stated mission of striking distant land targets. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know About the USS Zumwalt Destroyers," 5 Aug. 2019 But members of the course told her that her stated personal mission included a commitment to do difficult things. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "Take this class if you want to run for office," 8 July 2019 The West Alabama Food Bank is a non-profit based in Tuscaloosa with a stated mission of helping to alleviate hunger and food insecurity in nine West Alabama counties. — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al.com, "Alabama sheriff charged with defrauding church in jail food fund scheme," 14 June 2019 Whether any of them will make noticeable strides toward the stated goal of lowering the cost of housing wonât be known for a while. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: San Diego makes big moves to ease affordable housing shortage," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stated
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of stated
: expressed formally or officially
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