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// WP_Query arguments
$args = array(
	'post_type'              => array( 'post' ),
	'post_status'            => array( 'publish' ),
	'order'                  => 'DESC',
	'orderby'                => 'date',
	'tax_query'              => array(
		'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
			'taxonomy'         => 'category',
			'terms'            => array( 'state', 'tropical', 'wuft' ),
			'field'            => 'slug',
			'operator'         => 'IN',
		),
		array(
			'taxonomy'         => 'category',
			'terms'            => 'expired',
			'operator'         => 'NOT IN',
		),
	),
);

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );