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Recent Examples of reapportionment
The independent commission would remain intact for the reapportionment after the 2030 census, and a new map would only be used if Texas or another state redraws its lines first.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
This count is then used to determine how the 435 House seats are distributed among the 50 states, a process called reapportionment.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
DeSantis argued last week that the population has grown enough to require a mid-decade census and reapportionment.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, reapportionment is the process of redistributing the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states based on population changes revealed by the decennial Census.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
This count is then used to determine how the 435 House seats are distributed among the 50 states, a process called reapportionment.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
DeSantis argued last week that the population has grown enough to require a mid-decade census and reapportionment.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, reapportionment is the process of redistributing the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states based on population changes revealed by the decennial Census.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportionment
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Congressional Republicans have introduced legislation to exclude noncitizens from the apportionment process.—
Mike Schneider,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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And that became a critical point of failure for law enforcement chiefs looking to make the early apportionment of blame.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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However, the magnitude of capital that would need to be raised by the tera-IPOs this year would require a significant reallocation of how institutions allocate their capital.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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For Benioff, the fight to repeal Section 230 is more than a push to regulate tech companies, but a reallocation of priorities toward safety and away from unfettered growth.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The result is not a neat redistribution of responsibility, but a net contraction of the system.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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My research suggests the impacts of wealth taxes, or absence of them, are not only about fiscal revenue streams and wealth redistribution.—
Miranda Sheild Johansson,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to Jason Miyares, the former Republican attorney general, House Bill 863 includes proposals to effectively eliminate minimum sentencing for manslaughter, rape, possession and distribution of child pornography, assaulting a law enforcement officer and other repeat violent felonies.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The activity got to be so heightened that the distribution was moved out of Smitten Kitten and to several undisclosed locations.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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In other words, there could be more nuance within the 40% allocation than there has been historically, according to Rick Pederson, chief strategy officer at Bow River Capital.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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But while some groups applauded the budget’s broad handling of climate issues, others criticized it for leaning too heavily on volatile funding sources for environmental priorities, such as special funds and one-time allocations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Agree to oversight of the agency’s debt issuance, with all future debt requiring approval by member cities.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The conversation's purpose was to garner support for an essential shareholder vote concerning the issuance of new shares to finance operations.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Reapportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportionment. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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