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The number of people moving to Arizona started falling even earlier, in 2021, census data shows.
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Congressional maps are usually only drawn after the release of data from the census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Meiner said that a recent countywide homeless census found fewer than 100 unsheltered homeless people in Miami Beach, a 12% drop from last January.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Typically, redistricting occurs after the release of census data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Congressional maps are usually only drawn after the release of data from the census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Meiner said that a recent countywide homeless census found fewer than 100 unsheltered homeless people in Miami Beach, a 12% drop from last January.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Typically, redistricting occurs after the release of census data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
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Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray, has pleaded not guilty to nearly 30 charges, including two counts each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Both pleaded guilty in December to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse under an agreement with prosecutors.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The latest tally marks an eight-week high and comes after a recent stretch where filings, which are considered a proxy for layoff activity, had hovered around two-year lows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those percentages also reflect the 12-month tally through October.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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