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gerrymander

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Definition of gerrymander

as in to manipulate

to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority

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Recent Examples of gerrymander Politicians who promoted congressional redistricting for the 2026 midterms often justified it as a way to counter gerrymandering in other states and win as many seats as possible for their party. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 It was gerrymandered unbelievably so. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away the power of their voters. — Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026 Sure but doesn't gerrymandering disincentivize bipartisan. — CBS News, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gerrymander

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Raving can be traced to the late 1980s, when artists like DJ Pierre and Spanky sparked a bright but short flame of acid house in Chicago clubs, manipulating synthesizers to create squelchy beats dancers could jack their bodies to.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Today’s elite are going to extraordinary lengths to manipulate their microclimates, from morphing mansions to underground snow rooms.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Definition of manipulate

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These icons—including symbols associated with hygiene, nature, science, sustainability, food, and culture—are arranged to form a large letter U, echoing the original corporate logo while also reflecting the company’s commitment to diversity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
According to the court judgment, the pair arranged for employees and associates to drive up bidding prices at auction, inducing the collector, identified under the pseudonym Li Pin, to purchase the items at inflated prices.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of arrange

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Although Chism is on administrative leave, the deals she’s participated in negotiating on behalf of Wyandotte County will remain ongoing in her absence, the Unified Government told The Star after her arrest.

— Sofi Zeman July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Mendieta is best known for work that interweaves sadness with violence, drawing on her experiences of exile and her feminist politics to negotiate the transient fragility of life.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of negotiate

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No, special teams coach Dave Toub shouldn’t spend sleepless nights scheming up how to improve his team’s field-goal defense for next season.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 July 2026
The true Daeron now graduates to a speaking role with the release of episode 4, as the scheming head of House Hightower now plots to put the young royal on the Iron Throne.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of scheme

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Likewise, Gazoo Racing is steadily building its own ecosystem—its own logo, motorsport programs, engineering philosophy and increasingly, its own products.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Eventually, somebody sat down and reverse-engineered a better solution, Gorton explained.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

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