The "valid" state means that the cache line is current.

About 1773 the state of his health meant he withdrew from public business.

If the current state of the supplier's market means prices are falling, point this out.

"We'd rather give the public a little more information than too little, especially since we're not quite sure what the state means by significant risk."

The inherited debt and the state of the global economy perhaps means they are the most testing for a generation or more.

She deeply loved her husband though his invalid state meant they could never have children.

The state of the building means it was an accident waiting to happen.

In the past, the state hasn't meant much to candidates.

The governor's race in Maryland is about to take a new turn, if the buzz heard around the state means anything.

The Iraq crisis and the state of international relations mean we can put it off no longer.