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Recent Examples of reapportion
The once-in-a-decade count is required to reapportion the House of Representatives to reflect changes in the nation’s population.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
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.
—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
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapportion
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The Niners are going to make changes and reallocate some money to an aging defense.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Business leaders should immediately reallocate our corporate budgets to facilitate on-site childcare for infants through preschoolers.Danaya Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kansas law allows the state to apportion sports betting revenue as an incentive for teams to relocate.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Expressing concern with the bloodshed, then U.S. Senator Joe Biden recommended splitting the country along three neat lines, apportioning one chunk for Shiites, one for Sunni Arabs, and one for Kurds.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2023
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Tips from the Southern Living Test Kitchen Use a small cookie scoop to easily portion the chocolate mixture.Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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When rice has cooled, portion it into sealable plastic freezer bags in a flat layer, making sure to remove all the air.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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The ability to identify potentially dangerous individuals swiftly allows border agencies to allocate resources more effectively, preventing human errors and ensuring the integrity of the immigration process.Kevin Cohen, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
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As of 2023, more than 30% of its total spending was allocated to these businesses, up from 3% in 2019.Trefis Team, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Early termination fees apply for a maximum of $480, prorated at $20 per month over the 24-month term.Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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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In these roles, PBMs decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Founded by lawyer Song Ong Siang and physician Lim Boon Keng, the Straits Chinese Magazine was distributed as far afield as Yokohama, San Francisco, and London.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the nonprofit's food pantry distributed nearly 3.2 million pounds of food from January to November, 24% more compared with the same time period last year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Typically, EKGs are administered during a routine wellness visit or for evaluation of an HCM symptom, or during screening of family members of people with HCM, says Moss.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
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National Historic Landmarks are administered by the National Historic Landmarks Program of the National Park Service.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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