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Recent Examples of census
The number of people moving to Arizona started falling even earlier, in 2021, census data shows.
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Congressional maps are usually only drawn after the release of data from the census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Meiner said that a recent countywide homeless census found fewer than 100 unsheltered homeless people in Miami Beach, a 12% drop from last January.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Typically, redistricting occurs after the release of census data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Congressional maps are usually only drawn after the release of data from the census.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
Meiner said that a recent countywide homeless census found fewer than 100 unsheltered homeless people in Miami Beach, a 12% drop from last January.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Typically, redistricting occurs after the release of census data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
Noun
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Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Radtke took a plea deal, agreeing to plead guilty to three misdemeanor counts of theft of government property.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The latest tally marks an eight-week high and comes after a recent stretch where filings, which are considered a proxy for layoff activity, had hovered around two-year lows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those percentages also reflect the 12-month tally through October.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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