as in manipulating
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymandering
The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
The gerrymandering stakes in the race for governor are unknown.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
The Texas and California gambits were the first moves in an elaborate game of gerrymandering chess between the White House and Jeffries.
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Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
The death blow came on the heels and in comes in advance of unprecedented efforts by formerly Confederate states undertaking their own efforts to disenfranchise Black voters through gerrymandering.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gerrymandering
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
The gerrymandering stakes in the race for governor are unknown.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
The Texas and California gambits were the first moves in an elaborate game of gerrymandering chess between the White House and Jeffries.
—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
The death blow came on the heels and in comes in advance of unprecedented efforts by formerly Confederate states undertaking their own efforts to disenfranchise Black voters through gerrymandering.
—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for gerrymandering
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This is by no means the first time that HAARP has been accused of controlling or manipulating the weather.
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After Cape Fear anchors us in those assurances, the men’s enmity continues manipulating our expectations and our beliefs.
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All these plans acknowledge the experience gap, namely that training without arranging relevant work experience is often futile.
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Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
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The board’s approval of his hire means that the government can begin negotiating his salary and benefits.
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Vahidi has become a major player in formulating Iran’s tough stance in negotiating a possible permanent end to the war with the United States, experts say.
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Most of the failures the industry is currently calling AI failures are engineering failures with AI on top.
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Moving to a new process node takes a lot of work, from identifying suitable materials to engineering new lithography tools to achieving sufficient yield of usable chips from the assembly line.
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