Pennsylvania Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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Microsoft wants to reopen Pennsylvania’s retired Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Within weeks, versions of “Singular Revelations” circulated throughout the country’s newspapers, appearing in Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and North Carolina, then crossing the Atlantic to Dublin and London.

From Literature

As you note, only a handful of states levy an inheritance tax — Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania — and the amount owed typically depends on the heir’s relationship to the deceased.

From MarketWatch

“The bottom line is the numbers don’t come close to adding up,” said Kent Smetters, an economics and public policy professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last November, Patel reportedly used the FBI's plane to fly to Pennsylvania and watch a performance by his girlfriend, country music star Alexis Wilkins.

From BBC