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
Political reform organizations, civil rights advocates, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called for an independent commission to end gerrymandering once and for all.
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Bernadette Suarez, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
California’s role in the nationwide fight over gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm election became a main topic on the mind of legislators during the summer and likely didn’t help its chances.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And some blue states have been more vigorous about gerrymandering.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
But some have argued in favor of drawing a map that's gerrymandered to heavily favor Republicans in all nine districts.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 7 Sep. 2025
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Bernadette Suarez, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
California’s role in the nationwide fight over gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm election became a main topic on the mind of legislators during the summer and likely didn’t help its chances.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
And some blue states have been more vigorous about gerrymandering.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
But some have argued in favor of drawing a map that's gerrymandered to heavily favor Republicans in all nine districts.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 7 Sep. 2025
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Rolliefest finale, Hess and his team of organizers arranged a farewell cocktail party in the winter garden of the new private residences at the Waldorf Astoria, fresh off an almost-eight-year, multibillion dollar restoration.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are also trying to pin the shutdown on Republicans, blaming Trump for not negotiating in good faith.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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During his campaign, Pacheco touted the board’s efforts to reduce drug costs for members by negotiating new agreements with healthcare companies.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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To keep their win streak alive, Payton must scheme a nearly perfect game considering how the Eagles, the reigning Super Bowl champions, have played to start the campaign.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Patella hasn’t been able to scheme Brown open in any of their games this season, and all signs pointed to Brown airing his grievances on social media.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is done, the company claims, by using ultra-smooth surfaces made from advanced composite materials engineered for both strength and durability, with minimal surface distortion.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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