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an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
Independence Hall in Philadelphia's historic district
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Recent Examples of districts
Residents in southeastern districts adjacent to the facility awoke to thick columns of black smoke rising above the city skyline, while local environmental authorities advised city residents to limit time outdoors amid concerns over air quality.
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Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Two districts, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Monroe Public Schools, are being investigated for allegedly allowing biological males to compete against girls.
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Ryan Morik Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The result is a system in which some districts can spend tens of thousands of dollars more per student than others, with no strategic rationale to explain why a student in one community receives far more support than a student in another.
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Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
The social districts opened Friday and will run through July 31.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Davis was previously counsel for both districts’ school boards.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Currently the region has five districts that lean or are heavily Democratic.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
By the following year, thirty-seven per cent of school districts reported not having a librarian at all; previous research has shown that the proportion is even higher in the smallest districts, which tend to be rural.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Incumbents who once represented some of the state’s most competitive districts also appear significantly safer heading into November — another key goal of the redistricting effort.
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Mathew Miranda
june 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Two districts, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Monroe Public Schools, are being investigated for allegedly allowing biological males to compete against girls.
—
Ryan Morik Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The result is a system in which some districts can spend tens of thousands of dollars more per student than others, with no strategic rationale to explain why a student in one community receives far more support than a student in another.
—
Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
The social districts opened Friday and will run through July 31.
—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Davis was previously counsel for both districts’ school boards.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Currently the region has five districts that lean or are heavily Democratic.
—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
By the following year, thirty-seven per cent of school districts reported not having a librarian at all; previous research has shown that the proportion is even higher in the smallest districts, which tend to be rural.
—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Incumbents who once represented some of the state’s most competitive districts also appear significantly safer heading into November — another key goal of the redistricting effort.
—
Mathew Miranda
june 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for districts
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Firefighters have been battling the flames for seven days now, and smoke has made air dangerous to breathe in neighborhoods across the Los Angeles region.
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The district encompasses a large portion of Manhattan, including the Upper West Side and Upper East Side and Midtown neighborhoods.
Noun
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Despite their abundance in some regions, blacktip sharks are generally not considered dangerous to humans, though their preference for shallow waters means encounters can occur, especially in surf zones where people are also present.
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The company reviewed one event from April 11 and five events from April 19, where vehicles drove past ramp closure signs into pre-planned freeway construction zones.
Noun
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Buyers get an original piece of art for four quarters.
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By 2020, three quarters of our membership was made up of hybrid fashion programs, not just straightforward fashion design and catwalk.
Noun
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The preliminary tally showed that with about 64% of precincts reporting, Lewis George was leading McDuffie by 16 percentage points.
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Some will be assigned to vote in different precincts.
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These proteins stick to sections of DNA (typically close to the target gene) and recruit the polymerase enzyme to make an mRNA copy.
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The movement has accelerated over the last decade, with some sections now slipping several feet a year toward the Pacific.
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“Districts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/districts. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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