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Recent Examples of censuses
California’s independent redistricting commission, in plans drawn after the 2010 and 2020 censuses, adopted that interpretation, and the newly gerrymandered districts do as well.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
States controlled by either Democrats or Republicans have already undertaken pretty egregious gerrymanders during previous regular redistricting processes, particularly following the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Legislative control over map-drawing, weak legal safeguards, and non-standard redistricting between censuses all enable strategic manipulation.
—Davina Hurt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The commission drew maps after the 2010 and 2020 censuses and both plans helped Democrats achieve supermajorities in legislative houses and the congressional delegation — thanks largely to demographic trends and declining GOP voter registration.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
As a result, several states adopted new maps between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
States controlled by either Democrats or Republicans have already undertaken pretty egregious gerrymanders during previous regular redistricting processes, particularly following the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
Legislative control over map-drawing, weak legal safeguards, and non-standard redistricting between censuses all enable strategic manipulation.
—Davina Hurt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The commission drew maps after the 2010 and 2020 censuses and both plans helped Democrats achieve supermajorities in legislative houses and the congressional delegation — thanks largely to demographic trends and declining GOP voter registration.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
As a result, several states adopted new maps between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censuses
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Christina Leona Cowens, 41, was initially arrested last week on suspicion of felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposal of human remains and attempting to conceal a death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the Taurids, the Leonids last less than a week, with maximum hourly counts near 10, though this varies from year to year.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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According to electoral tallies collected by the opposition, which CNN’s analysis found to be legitimate, Maduro won about 30% of the vote in last year’s election.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election, the democratic movement led by Machado mobilized more than a million volunteers across the country to monitor and collect digital copies of official voting tallies, known as actas, before Maduro’s security forces could seize them.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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DeVonta Smith is the top target for Hurts with 44 receptions for 588 yards and two scores, while tight end Dallas Goedert has seven TD catches.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the second year of the policy, the number of suspensions returned to near normal, but researchers saw modest but meaningful improvements in both state test scores and attendance.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Censuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censuses. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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