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The phrase "a state thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that is specific to or characteristic of a particular state or condition.
Example: "In this region, a state thing like public transportation is often underfunded."
Alternatives: "a local matter" or "a regional issue".
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"Well, that was a state thing.
Well, first of all when you talk about elections, specifically, elections historically have always been a state thing.
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I notice that in state legislatures, when times are tough, parties are sometimes able to get together in order to pick a new state thing.
I'm one of those guys who faced off with the bayonets as a result of the Kent State thing.
"Is it peak exposures you want to get rid of, or is pollution a steady-state thing?
This is what, in philosophy, we call reflexivity: the standpoint from which we condemn a state of things can be itself part of this state of things.
— Why in the name of balance does the Times and really most of the mainstream media continue to allow politicians and political talking heads a platform to state things that are objectively false?
But it's about the death of a condition or a state of things.
While cultural ties remain strong, clearly, between the two countries, these days the influence seems to flow back and forth — a state of things that was not lost on the ambassador.
Similarly, some reckon the Israeli government's professed interest in rebuilding Gaza will wane once foreign attention shifts elsewhere (see our story, "A state of things to come", here).
Such a state of things brings about a situation when many senior executives express confusion about the CTO's exact role.
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