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Recent Examples of censuses
The Tennessee legislature first repealed a decades-old state law preventing lawmakers from redistricting between censuses as the first step in an effort to turn another seat in the state’s House delegation red.
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Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
In the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Rosario was still listed as a servant in Romero’s household.
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Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
To be sure, there’s nothing in federal or state law preventing Democrats and Republicans from redrawing congressional maps in between censuses.
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David M. Drucker,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
North Korea does not regularly publish demographic figures, so analysts must extrapolate from past censuses and indirect surveys.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Nov. 2025
California’s independent redistricting commission, in plans drawn after the 2010 and 2020 censuses, adopted that interpretation, and the newly gerrymandered districts do as well.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
States controlled by either Democrats or Republicans have already undertaken pretty egregious gerrymanders during previous regular redistricting processes, particularly following the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
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Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2025
The commission drew maps after the 2010 and 2020 censuses and both plans helped Democrats achieve supermajorities in legislative houses and the congressional delegation — thanks largely to demographic trends and declining GOP voter registration.
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Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
In the 1870 and 1880 censuses, Rosario was still listed as a servant in Romero’s household.
—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
To be sure, there’s nothing in federal or state law preventing Democrats and Republicans from redrawing congressional maps in between censuses.
—
David M. Drucker,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
North Korea does not regularly publish demographic figures, so analysts must extrapolate from past censuses and indirect surveys.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Nov. 2025
California’s independent redistricting commission, in plans drawn after the 2010 and 2020 censuses, adopted that interpretation, and the newly gerrymandered districts do as well.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Combining data from more than 24,000 sources, including surveys and censuses, the report includes mortality estimates during crises like COVID-19.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
States controlled by either Democrats or Republicans have already undertaken pretty egregious gerrymanders during previous regular redistricting processes, particularly following the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2025
The commission drew maps after the 2010 and 2020 censuses and both plans helped Democrats achieve supermajorities in legislative houses and the congressional delegation — thanks largely to demographic trends and declining GOP voter registration.
—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censuses
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Both suspects now face additional charges, including 28 counts of payment card theft, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy.
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Gary Chan, who obtained a federal explosives permit for the company, has been charged with seven counts of murder and six charges related to the possession and transportation of explosives.
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Two of those cuts establish new peaks on different airplay tallies as Madonna continues to heavily promote her latest cuts in the hopes of scoring yet another summer smash.
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The health agency cautioned that its tallies underestimate the true death toll, because they’re based on incomplete data.
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Here's what to know about the exams and how students can get their scores.
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Plano for June 7th - June 13th, 2026.
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“Censuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censuses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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