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Recent Examples of reapportionment
Utah Congressional District 4 Utah’s 4th congressional district first appeared after the 2010 Census reapportionment.
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This reapportionment process produced results that slightly favor Trump.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
The effort began under Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro), whose district previously included Compton until reapportionment took effect in 2023.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Thanks to a reapportionment ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, the 1967 Legislature was the first to represent more actual people than pine trees.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This reapportionment process produced results that slightly favor Trump.
—Alauna Safarpour, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
The effort began under Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-San Pedro), whose district previously included Compton until reapportionment took effect in 2023.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Thanks to a reapportionment ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, the 1967 Legislature was the first to represent more actual people than pine trees.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportionment
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The jury assigned apportionment of fault as follows: Newell- 63%, Sunbeam- 27%, and Ms. Perez- 10%.—
Sponsored Content,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump's second term is set to end before final decisions have to be made on what questions the 2030 census will ask and who ends up getting included in the apportionment counts.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Tony Reames, professor of environmental justice at the University of Michigan, examines the intersection of energy, class, race, and geography, revealing systemic inequities in energy distribution.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Under the previous government, the state made bulk purchases for both and paid for their distribution; the drugs were administered free of cost through the public health care system.—
Anita Pouchard Serra & Natalie Alcoba,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Public Utility Law promised the issuance of a public employability policy aimed at improving job training in prisons and ensuring that women who benefit from the policy are able to join the labor market.—
Nathaly Triana,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beijing also announced a rare increase in its fiscal budget deficit to 4% of GDP — the highest since at least 2010 — along with a plan to issue 1.3 trillion yuan ($178.9 billion) in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds in 2025, marking an additional 300 billion bond issuance quota from last year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Reapportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportionment. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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