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In Lake County, the population has grown from 498,943 residents in 2020, 499,015 residents in 2021, 499,630 residents in 2022 and 500,134 residents in 2023, according to the census data.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Flight 8646 set off from Montreal in Quebec, a province where more than 84% of the population speak French as a first language, according to the 2021 census.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
After the 2020 census, Republicans in the state legislature targeted Cooper’s seat in redistricting, prompting him to retire.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump's first administration attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and failed.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Flight 8646 set off from Montreal in Quebec, a province where more than 84% of the population speak French as a first language, according to the 2021 census.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
After the 2020 census, Republicans in the state legislature targeted Cooper’s seat in redistricting, prompting him to retire.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump's first administration attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and failed.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
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A week prior, Martin Gatti, a longtime teacher, also 50, was charged with similar counts.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Due to increasing activity from the Anthelion sporadic meteor source (a broad region in the night sky that produces a steady, low-level stream of meteors year round) and maybe improved reporting, this amount reflects both a high total count and frequency.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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In fact, official government tallies show that foreign direct investment last year was $288 billion — slightly less than the previous year and below average for the last 10 years.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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The film is expected to generate at least $175 million overseas, which would bring its global tally to somewhere around $360 million to $375 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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