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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 precincts
On Election Night, with 2,658 precincts reporting, Griffin led Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by 9,851 votes of 5,540,090 cast.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Voting eligibility Party officers are elected by committeemen and committeewomen from precincts across the county.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
This year there were no contests for Democratic committeeman or committeewoman in any of Broward’s precincts.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
If there isn’t competition, candidates are elected in their precincts without facing the voters, the same system that’s used for any public office in Florida when there isn’t a contest.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
The alleged election fraud occurred at three different voting precincts.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
The recount yielded Riggs 70 additional votes and Griffin 56 additional votes, while state law requires Griffin to have gained at least 35 additional votes in the partial hand recount in 3 percent of the Election Day precincts and early voting sites in each county, according to the board.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The wild speculative precincts of the market could even reflect a revving of animal spirits that could become a broader upward acceleration – which might then turn into a climactic short-term top.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Her District 7 includes much of Roxbury and precincts in the South End and Fenway.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Voting eligibility Party officers are elected by committeemen and committeewomen from precincts across the county.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
This year there were no contests for Democratic committeeman or committeewoman in any of Broward’s precincts.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
If there isn’t competition, candidates are elected in their precincts without facing the voters, the same system that’s used for any public office in Florida when there isn’t a contest.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
The alleged election fraud occurred at three different voting precincts.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
The recount yielded Riggs 70 additional votes and Griffin 56 additional votes, while state law requires Griffin to have gained at least 35 additional votes in the partial hand recount in 3 percent of the Election Day precincts and early voting sites in each county, according to the board.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The wild speculative precincts of the market could even reflect a revving of animal spirits that could become a broader upward acceleration – which might then turn into a climactic short-term top.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Her District 7 includes much of Roxbury and precincts in the South End and Fenway.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precincts
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Institutions can minimize their exposure to populist ire while maintaining credibility by narrowing their focus to core functions and avoiding controversial areas.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Where the Starbucks strikes are taking place Baristas have walked picket lines and shut down Starbucks locations across 13 metro areas in recent days, according to the union.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Although most federal employees will be off, the White House said that the heads of executive departments and agencies will determine if certain offices and installations of their organizations must remain open on Tuesday.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Councilmen Seth Walsh and Evan Nolan introduced a motion to work with city police and engineering departments, state agencies, and surrounding jurisdictions on both sides of the Ohio River to identify temporary measures to mitigate the traffic delays posed by the southbound Beard Bridge closure.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The main selling point of our domains may be the metaphor or emotional invocations, so the connection to keywords is tangential or opaque.Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Before long, researchers were applying similar techniques to a wide variety of domains, including natural language.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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