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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The Tennessee legislature first repealed a decades-old state law preventing lawmakers from redistricting between censuses as the first step in an effort to turn another seat in the state’s House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.
—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.
—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.
—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
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.
—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.
—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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Last year, 30-year-old Athens resident Gabryele Watson pleaded guilty to four counts of cyberstalking, two counts of communicating threats to injure in interstate commerce, and two counts of unlawful use of a means of identification.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Over time, supplier counts expand.—
David Pennino,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The singer-songwriter has been pushing albums and songs to various tallies for years now, and her past two full-lengths, Short n' Sweet and Man's Best Friend, have proved to be her most successful.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In the United States too, weekly tallies of measles cases have dropped recently after outbreaks in Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and Florida, according to federal health data.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Dowdell was selected the MVP of the contest with 141 yards receiving, two scores and an interception on defense.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Advertisement Notably, however, many states that were implementing such reforms had also not yet seen turn-arounds in reading scores as of last year.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
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“Censuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censuses. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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