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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportioning
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But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Other recommendations from the report include allocating more funds for speed lumps and the quick-build program, as well as hiring staff to coordinate a citywide Safe Routes to School program, and exploring a citywide ban on right turns on red lights.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Strategically, touring or allocating resources to international growth is comparatively riskier and harder to justify.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.—
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
9 Feb. 2026
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But the appeals court blocked that ruling and said the in-person dispensing requirement should return while Louisiana appeals the judge’s decision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Those actions included allowing mifepristone to be taken later into a pregnancy, expanding the healthcare workers who can prescribe it and lifting an in-person dispensing requirement to allow the drug to be sent through the mail.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Instead of distributing the same braking pressure across all four wheels, the software continuously adjusts force at every corner of the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Valero, a multinational energy corporation with 15 refineries across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has flexibility in sourcing crude, refining products and distributing fuel.—
Robert Romano,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Shoemaker’s case is one of a flood of complaints tied to TRICARE’s transition to TriWest, which is now responsible for administering military health benefits in more than half the country under a nine-year contract worth about $65 billion.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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The Boys uncover evidence that Vought has been covertly administering the performance-enhancing chemical mixture called Compound V to newborns to manufacture Supes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Place the knot on a tray and shape the rest, dividing them between the two trays and leaving about 5cm between them.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
2 May 2026
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But as the strike dragged on some workers were desperate to make ends meet and ready to cross the picket line, dividing a community already betrayed by a once progressive company and roiled by blockades, riots, and the intervention of the National Guard.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The plant will feed on renewable power from Paraguay’s vast Itaipu dam to produce hydrogen by splitting water through electrolysis, which is then combined with nitrogen to create zero-carbon ammonia.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Reapportioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportioning. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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