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Recent Examples of reapportionment
In a 2020 article, the Pew Research Center examined how removing unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 census apportionment count could affect the reapportionment of House seats.
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Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
In West Virginia, two House Republican incumbents are competing because the state lost a seat in reapportionment.
—John McCormick, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2022
In some cases that could theoretically increase the number of congresspeople those states can send to the House of Representatives in Washington, although such reapportionment only occurs once a decade.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Twenty of the uncalled House races are held by Democrats, 10 are held by Republicans, and three are brand new seats due to reapportionment.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2022
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Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
In West Virginia, two House Republican incumbents are competing because the state lost a seat in reapportionment.
—John McCormick, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2022
In some cases that could theoretically increase the number of congresspeople those states can send to the House of Representatives in Washington, although such reapportionment only occurs once a decade.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Twenty of the uncalled House races are held by Democrats, 10 are held by Republicans, and three are brand new seats due to reapportionment.
—Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportionment
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Minnesota received the last seat in the 2020 apportionment of the House.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Widespread reports claim Manchester United is close to agreeing a deal with Sporting CP for the apportionment of its manager Ruben Amorim and the problem for Garnacho is that the new boss might not have a place for him in the lineup.Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Its safeguards are designed to prevent unauthorized duplication or distribution of digital media, potentially saving media companies in the United States over $100 billion annually.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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As the number of topics increased, distribution shifted to CD-ROM, the Internet, and mobile.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The report includes details on the company's debt obligations, including the issuance of $750 million in unsecured senior notes due October 2034.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
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In instances where health care workers were detained before trial or were swiftly terminated by their employers, a delay in the issuance of a chaperone order may have mattered little.Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Reapportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportionment. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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