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Recent Examples of redraw
In a narrow, 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court ruled that lawmakers were legally allowed to redraw the state’s congressional districts in the middle of the decade.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Gregory expects to be sworn in before a special legislative session that begins April 20 to redraw the state’s congressional map.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
In the special election, voters approved a measure to redraw congressional district lines to favor Democrats in the upcoming midterm election.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
And many Lebanese are concerned that Israel intends to eventually redraw the border between the two countries.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Gregory expects to be sworn in before a special legislative session that begins April 20 to redraw the state’s congressional map.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
In the special election, voters approved a measure to redraw congressional district lines to favor Democrats in the upcoming midterm election.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
And many Lebanese are concerned that Israel intends to eventually redraw the border between the two countries.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redraw
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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More importantly, none of the past is rewritten to fit the needs of the present.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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In North Carolina, which is also seeing a surge of data centers, the largest utility is revising its long-term plans to delay the retirement of coal plants and to build more natural gas plants.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found fault with the Pentagon’s attempt to revise an earlier policy that restricted journalists from soliciting information, classified or unclassified, that was not approved for release.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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For example, anthropologist Brian Larkin documented how viewers in northern Nigeria rework the narratives of Bollywood films to align with local Islamic values.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair reworked the bones of the original film, which is best remembered approaching its 30th anniversary as a low-budget fever dream starring Clint Howard as a traumatized former psych patient who turns human flesh into refreshing treats.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, after facing opposition, the bill was amended so that any disciplinary decisions would be handled at the local school level.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There has not been an active military draft since 1973, and returning to one would require Congress to amend the Military Selective Service Act, according to SSS.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the first plaintiff in the class-action case, Gomez is demanding a trial by jury as well as declaratory and injunctive relief—that Nike rectify its wrongful actions—as well as an award of punitive damages for herself and other signatories of the suit.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Last week, Simmons submitted a letter to County Judge Tim O’Hare and commissioners Roderick Miles, Alisa Simmons and Matt Krause asking them to intervene to rectify the Billings Road situation.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Nuggets have won six games involving clutch time during the streak, correcting a trend of fourth-quarter execution issues.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Typically spring training is when a player wants these types of delivery and arm-action issues to pop up because there is ample opportunity to correct them.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Terms on the seven-person board are six years long, though a Missouri bill to shorten the terms to three years passed the state Senate and is working its way through the House.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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When attention spans are shortened, distractions multiply, and burnout rises across industries, the competitive edge comes from teams who can regulate stress, sustain focus and think creatively under pressure.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2026
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For the first time in recent memory, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency will hold a public hearing on reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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The submission is, in effect, a manifesto for its continued existence, and stakes out a case for why the BBC’s licence fee funding model needs to be reformed to boost the corporation’s coffers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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