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Recent Examples of census
Now Governor [Greg] Abbott of Texas has already agreed to change boundaries in Texas, even without a census.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
About 67,000 people relocated to Texas from other states in the year ending in June, census data shows.
—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
Population trends suggest states dominated by Republicans are likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, at the expense of swing states and those with Democratic voting majorities.
—David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
About 67,000 people relocated to Texas from other states in the year ending in June, census data shows.
—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
Population trends suggest states dominated by Republicans are likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, at the expense of swing states and those with Democratic voting majorities.
—David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
Noun
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Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Radtke took a plea deal, agreeing to plead guilty to three misdemeanor counts of theft of government property.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Since then, more than 400 people have been released, according to rights group Foro Penal, though the tally lags official claims of over 800.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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