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decennial

[dih-sen-ee-uhl] / dɪˈsɛn i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ten
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Decennial census data is used to determine a decade’s worth of apportionment, redistricting and the distribution of $1.5 trillion a year in federal funds.

From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2021

The population count from the Decennial Census is used to allocate $800 billion a year in federal funding and determine congressional representation and redistricting.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2019

Bartels cited the Decennial pattern, which examines the performance of every year within the decade.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 7, 2011

Its data was made available in advance of the 2010 Decennial Census released on Tuesday.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2010

He was at the Second Decennial Review Conference on Cell Tissue and Organ Culture with more than seven hundred other scientists.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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