as in to reallocate
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Recent Examples of reapportion
Since House districts are used to apportion the Electoral College and states use census data to reapportion their own legislatures, the census quite literally rewrites the map of American political power every 10 years.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
The new maps had to reapportion the state’s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
The House later passed a plan to reapportion the 105 districts in the House of Representatives.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2021
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
The census proved accurate enough in the end to be used to reapportion the House of Representatives and guide the drawing of new political maps nationwide.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
The new maps had to reapportion the state’s population, which has continued shifting from rural communities to urban and suburban areas.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
The House later passed a plan to reapportion the 105 districts in the House of Representatives.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2021
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The Bastrop City Council on Tuesday reallocated $2.1 million in federal COVID-relief funds to rehabilitate two of the city’s wastewater treatment plants.Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the end, the Pentagon was able to use $6.1 billion in funding for the wall including $3.6 billion in funds reallocated from other projects and an additional $2.5 billion in funding from counter narcotics efforts.Luis Martinez, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement There have been persistent disagreements about how triggers for water cutbacks should be determined and how those reductions should be apportioned.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ford Is Not Alone However, some the blame for Ford's and the wider EV industry's problems is being apportioned to draconian European climate targets as well.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Our Test Kitchen recommends portioning the stew into individual servings before freezing.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
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When your pancake batter is ready, use the turkey baster to portion out your pancakes in the pan or on the griddle.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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The education office said the board has racked up $243,000 in legal costs for the 2023-2024 year — nearly $70,000 more than what it is allocated.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The system allocates 538 votes across the country, and a candidate needs a majority, or 270 votes, to win.Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The statutory thresholds, however, are not reduced or prorated for the dual-status taxpayer.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Payrolls are based on 2023 salaries, earned bonuses and escalators, option buyouts and prorated shares of signing bonuses for 40-man rosters, and cash transactions in trades are factored in the calculations.Ronald Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
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With that, they’re equipped with the energy and focus to dispense their own pep talks again.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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In January 2023, Sinema, speaking in Davos, Switzerland, told many of the world’s wealthiest and most influential leaders there was no need to dispense with the legislative filibuster after the 2022 midterms two months earlier.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024
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On November 15, Los Angeles police distributed a poster about the disappearance, saying Hannah was last seen at the airport.Taylor Galgano, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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The parish and its volunteers helped distribute hundreds of turkeys, with traditional Thanksgiving meal fixings, and winter clothing to members of the community in need.Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Officers administered first aid until emergency medical services arrived to transport the man to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Missouri’s law, which is set to expire in 2027, prohibits health care providers from administering puberty blockers or hormones to minors who had not begun treatment before August 2023.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
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