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Recent Examples of reapportion
Universities might try to shore up their science programs by reapportioning support from lower-demand graduate programs in the arts and humanities
A decrease in graduate students could result in fewer teaching assistants to help cover undergraduate classes and lab sections.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Wallace railed against the 1965 Voting Rights Act and federal mandates to reapportion the legislature as attacks on local control.
—Brucie Porter / Made By History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
The exciting question, for friends of a free Ukraine, is what the Ukrainians do once the Kremlin reapportions its surviving A-50s and inevitably leaves a gap in its aerial radar coverage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Wallace railed against the 1965 Voting Rights Act and federal mandates to reapportion the legislature as attacks on local control.
—Brucie Porter / Made By History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
The user argued the vote against the bill by House Democrats was a vote to continue giving these immigrants – and give newly arriving ones – representation when seats in the House are reapportioned among the states based on the 2030 census.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
The exciting question, for friends of a free Ukraine, is what the Ukrainians do once the Kremlin reapportions its surviving A-50s and inevitably leaves a gap in its aerial radar coverage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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What To Know Judge McMahon's preliminary injunction prevents funds previously awarded to Authors Guild members, and subsequently removed by the Trump administration, from being reallocated until a trial is held on the merits of the case itself.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Leaders excelling at managing performance should be recognized and rewarded publicly, while those needing improvement should get support or be reallocated to better roles.—
Curtis Odom,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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By breaking out of one customer’s isolated VM environment, a threat actor could take control of the hypervisor that apportions each VM.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
4 Mar. 2025
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The 435 House seats in Congress are apportioned to the states based on total population, including military personnel and U.S. government civilians temporarily deployed outside the state during a census, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Make sure to always use a clean knife when portioning butter to keep food particles and bacteria from being introduced.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Next time, portion out the sauce for your son and be explicit with your directions.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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County records show commissioners allocated about $270,000 to the A3 Foundation over the last two years, utilizing funds reserved for charities and nonprofit events.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Third Way’s report also said Democrats should work on initiatives like allocating federal land to build data centers, attracting foreign AI talent, and adopting robots for government services like parks management and public sanitation.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 July 2025
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This means the Sky will have to waive at least one player to bring in a new guard on a rest-of-season contract, which is prorated based on the amount of time a player serves with a team.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Customers with recalled air conditioners may contact Midea for a free repair or a full or prorated refund based on the purchase date or the date the product was made.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The Tennessee law allows a pharmacists to dispense the drug to a patient who is 18 years or older as long as the pharmacy has a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement with a physician.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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The argument turned bitter when Slater’s team reportedly pushed HPE to dispense with two consultants close to the Trump administration, the vocal MAGA legal activist Mike Davis and lawyer Arthur Schwartz, and negotiate directly with the government’s lawyers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 July 2025
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Much of the aid used to go in through a system coordinated by the United Nations, which distributed it at hundreds of sites across the Gaza Strip.—
Samuel Granados,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The alert covers products distributed in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program Grant and the Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program are administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The Board of Elections hires a director and oversees the staff, who are responsible for administering local, state and federal elections.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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“Reapportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportion. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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