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census

[sen-suhs] / ˈsɛn səs /


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The charities say that two thirds of the women recorded in the census would not have been captured using the government's method of counting rough sleepers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Last year there was only one teacher in the state education sector whose main subject was economics when the Scottish government's annual teacher census was carried out.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The quarterly census of employment and wages administrative records released this past week differed little from the nonfarm payroll data covering the same period.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Both also have turned net migration losses to other states into net gains, according to recent census estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Madison countered that centrality could be measured demographically as well as geographically, so they should await the results of the census of 1790 before deciding.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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