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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a newcomer in the precincts of the automobile business
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Recent Examples of precinct
An analysis of voter trends showed nearly every precinct in Oregon's 5th Congressional District shifted left compared to 2022, bucking a wider national trend and delivered a victory to Janelle Bynum.
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Axios Portland, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
These are the patients that precincts play pinball with, the ones whose crimes aren’t based in reality, so arrest has no effect, and NYPD catch-and-release bail reform has them back on the streets by morning.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Right now, the CARE teams operate in only two of the city's five police precincts and only from noon to 10pm, Jacob Adams, the CARE department's chief of staff, told Axios last week.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Commissioner Tisch got 30 pastrami and corned beef sandwiches from the Second Avenue Deli, brought them to the cramped offices of the Manhattan North precinct where investigators had been working and posed for a picture with the investigators.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Axios Portland, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
These are the patients that precincts play pinball with, the ones whose crimes aren’t based in reality, so arrest has no effect, and NYPD catch-and-release bail reform has them back on the streets by morning.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
By the numbers: Right now, the CARE teams operate in only two of the city's five police precincts and only from noon to 10pm, Jacob Adams, the CARE department's chief of staff, told Axios last week.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Commissioner Tisch got 30 pastrami and corned beef sandwiches from the Second Avenue Deli, brought them to the cramped offices of the Manhattan North precinct where investigators had been working and posed for a picture with the investigators.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precinct
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Times staff across the metropolitan area — from Long Beach to Echo Park and beyond — received the alert, which did not appear to discriminate by distance from any particular fire.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The centers have become refuges for many whose lives have been upended by the unprecedented fires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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As tax revenues fell, local governments eliminated many of these public-sector positions, such as those at schools and police departments, to balance the books.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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Even before 2020, which saw more than 100 Republican members of the House and Senate object to the results in response to Trump's false claims, objections had started to become more common as the electoral processes in 2000, 2004 and 2016 all involved some element of controversy.Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Still, the evidence of Chinese abuses is substantial, and the reasons for ignoring it run deep into ideologies about the injustices of a postcolonial world, at least among some elements of the political left.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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At the very least, the technology shows a rudimentary robot dance partner is within the realm of possibility.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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Then, there was a report that his agent, Scott Boras, was seeking a deal in the $200 million realm, comparable to the contract the Detroit Tigers gave Prince Fielder in 2012.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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But residents will be able to connect outside much more easily — either right outside their homes or a short walk from their front doors.Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Check in here: Just a four-minute walk from the finish line, Raffles Boston is a post-race sanctuary.Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Each comment builds your reputation as the go-to person in your field.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Once upon a time, Kansas City Star photographers assigned to work a Chiefs game would focus entirely on what happened on the field.Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Precinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precinct. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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