decennial

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The decennial has brought a wave of collective nostalgia for matte makeup, skinny jeans and Rihanna songs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

When will it issue its maps after the decennial census?

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Redrawing of congressional districts typically occurs after the decennial census to reflect population shifts across the nation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

The census is a constitutionally required decennial count of the population.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

For decades the decennial census dismally tolled the same knell of fifteen thousand in round numbers.

From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert