decennial
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Celebrities like Dua Lipa and Lena Dunham have posted wistful, washed-out pictures celebrating the decennial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
When will it issue its maps after the decennial census?
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
After the decennial census, states redraw district lines for congressional and legislative districts based on population shifts, protections for minority voters required by the federal Voting Rights Act and other factors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
The census is a constitutionally required decennial count of the population.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
The rate of increase has regularly diminished, with a single exception, during each successive decennial period within the century.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
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