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Using cracking, mapmakers could divide a Democratic city into two districts with enough Republican voters to dilute the Democrats and ensure two Republicans win those seats.—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 During the 1600s, the Netherlands was home to Europe’s most prominent mapmakers.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Using this technique, mapmakers could cram most of an area's Republicans into one district, which the Republican candidate is guaranteed to win by a large margin while assuring Democrats can win the surrounding districts.—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 But to others, a mapmaker on their grounds portends apocalypse; to name things is to destroy them, these people believe.—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mapmaker
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