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At the same time, the stated purpose of the act is to foster competing voices in communities where two newspapers may not be commercially viable.—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Right now there is no stated timeline on potential changes nor a list of schools that could be affected.—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The stated goal was to reduce per capita electricity consumption by 15% by 2015.—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026 The stated goal is to protect consumers from addiction and financial harm, but the bill could end up pushing those bets underground instead.—Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stated