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Recent Examples of census
In 2000, the designer Sylvia Harris helped revise the U.S. census to be more accessible and comprehensible, leading to a 2 percent higher participation rate compared with the 1990 census.
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Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
The nonprofit in charge of San Diego County’s annual homelessness census has flagged two dozen people included in El Cajon’s tally who were actually outside city limits and acknowledged the possibility that other individuals were counted twice.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Examples can be seen as small red patches all across this view of Chamaeleon I.
The most recent census of Chamaeleon I, by Penn State University astronomer Kevin Luhman in 2017, found about 50 new stars and brown dwarfs, bringing the total population of Chamaeleon I up to 226 members.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
The city and state were running 28 migrant-exclusive facilities at the peak of arrivals in January of last year, according to city census data.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
The nonprofit in charge of San Diego County’s annual homelessness census has flagged two dozen people included in El Cajon’s tally who were actually outside city limits and acknowledged the possibility that other individuals were counted twice.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Examples can be seen as small red patches all across this view of Chamaeleon I.
The most recent census of Chamaeleon I, by Penn State University astronomer Kevin Luhman in 2017, found about 50 new stars and brown dwarfs, bringing the total population of Chamaeleon I up to 226 members.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
The city and state were running 28 migrant-exclusive facilities at the peak of arrivals in January of last year, according to city census data.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
Noun
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During natural disasters like the earthquakes in Turkey or the flooding in Valencia, every minute counts.—
Michael Harrell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Dugan, 66, faces two federal counts, which together carry a maximum of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine if convicted.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Many beloved bands and singers who have either retired or passed away continue to make a home on the tally, thanks to popular compilations or, in some select cases, a proper full-length that simply won't go away.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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So far, the tally of trade deals struck by Trump stands at two -- one with the United Kingdom and one with Vietnam.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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