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Recent Examples of reapportion
Universities might try to shore up their science programs by reapportioning support from lower-demand graduate programs in the arts and humanities
A decrease in graduate students could result in fewer teaching assistants to help cover undergraduate classes and lab sections.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Wallace railed against the 1965 Voting Rights Act and federal mandates to reapportion the legislature as attacks on local control.
—Brucie Porter / Made By History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
The exciting question, for friends of a free Ukraine, is what the Ukrainians do once the Kremlin reapportions its surviving A-50s and inevitably leaves a gap in its aerial radar coverage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Wallace railed against the 1965 Voting Rights Act and federal mandates to reapportion the legislature as attacks on local control.
—Brucie Porter / Made By History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
The exciting question, for friends of a free Ukraine, is what the Ukrainians do once the Kremlin reapportions its surviving A-50s and inevitably leaves a gap in its aerial radar coverage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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This reframing is crucial: allyship is about expanding opportunity, not reallocating it in a punitive way.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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That power is granted to the executive under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and allows the president to respond quickly to foreign crises by reallocating U.S. military supplies.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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By breaking out of one customer’s isolated VM environment, a threat actor could take control of the hypervisor that apportions each VM.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
4 Mar. 2025
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The 435 House seats in Congress are apportioned to the states based on total population, including military personnel and U.S. government civilians temporarily deployed outside the state during a census, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Clean utensils: Use clean utensils when portioning the mayonnaise to avoid introducing bacteria into the mix.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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Use this as a guide to equally cut and portion it out.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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The legislation has to pass by July 18, or the funding will remain as allocated.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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Roughly $106 million in federal funds that support underserved children are in limbo for Tennessee after the U.S. Department of Education missed a key deadline to allocate the money.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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This means the Sky will have to waive at least one player to bring in a new guard on a rest-of-season contract, which is prorated based on the amount of time a player serves with a team.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Customers with recalled air conditioners must contact Midea, the company said, for a free repair or a full or prorated refund based on the purchase date or the date the product was made.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The director general of Gaza’s health ministry said the strike hit near a medical center dispensing children’s formula to women.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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As Dee and Dennis raced to loot their parents' house, Charlie, Frank, and Mac found that Philly strippers (including future stars Tiffany Haddish and Natasha Leggero) were moved to dispense free lap dances on guys in wheelchairs, a lightbulb moment that ignited the bond between Charlie and Frank.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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From the mobile studio, the live broadcast is distributed simultaneously via satellite links and online streams to TV networks all over the globe.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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They were distributed at World Market locations in over 30 states.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program Grant and the Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program are administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The Board of Elections hires a director and oversees the staff, who are responsible for administering local, state and federal elections.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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