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Recent Examples of census
And the numbers being used come from the 2020 census, which are long outdated.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
DeSantis now demands yet another gerrymander, without a new census to justify it, and can count on six favorable votes at the Supreme Court.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
New York adopted its current congressional map in 2024, after procedural and legal challenges to maps drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission and later the state legislature after the 2020 census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
With sixty-four inhabitants, as of the 2020 census, the county is the least populated in the country.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
DeSantis now demands yet another gerrymander, without a new census to justify it, and can count on six favorable votes at the Supreme Court.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
New York adopted its current congressional map in 2024, after procedural and legal challenges to maps drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission and later the state legislature after the 2020 census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
With sixty-four inhabitants, as of the 2020 census, the county is the least populated in the country.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
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If convicted, Taras faces up to 15 years in federal prison for each count of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and up to five years for possessing a gun within 1,000 feet of a school.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Traffic counts were taken during off-peak periods that do not reflect summer park use or event conditions, and core operational assumptions — shuttle volumes, curb capacity, pedestrian crossings, and rideshare demand — remain unvalidated by independent analysis.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The high-stakes election drew 43,970 voters to the polls during the in-person early voting period for Senate District 9, according to an unofficial tally from Tarrant County Election Administration.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The final tally was a 17-5 advantage in shot attempts for Ottawa, and 9-4 in shots on goal.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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