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district

[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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"The only way to preserve the district court's ability to grant relief to the United States after a full merits proceeding, therefore, is to segregate the challenged ballots now," Sauer said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

A district judge previously threw out the initial $4.7 billion jury award.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

After De La Cruz gibed that the race “isn’t about who you want performing at your niece’s quinceañera,” the Democrat said he was open to playing anyone’s quinceañera in the district.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Bass has also accused Raman of freezing out people in her own Hollywood Hills council district who disagree with her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

We’re flying over a district filled with shops, stands, and floating billboards—the trade district.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

It's neither an academy nor a centralised school, but a national development structure connecting grassroots clubs, districts, top clubs and the federation.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"He can probably help with turnout in some places, like Atlanta or Philly. But in swing districts, I don't think one speech changes anybody's mind," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

This is particularly silly when you consider the small size of the state—with under 1.5 million residents, it’s split into just two congressional districts.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

When student numbers fall, districts often still face high fixed costs for staffing, buildings and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Let the Capitol and the districts run one another into the ground and then sauntered in to take power.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

“Plaintiffs’ novel proposal is that we dismantle Georgia’s statewide PSC system and replace it with an entirely new districted system,” the court wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

As school districted switched to distance learning in March, the nonprofit Partnership for Connecticut spent $24 million to provide 60,000 laptops to high school students.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020

Is choosing a more diverse school worth requesting the transfer, or should we stick with our districted school?

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020

Less important but still a concern: Only one of our daughter’s friends from day care will attend the school that we are districted for.

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020

They districted the city, appointed a large investigating committee, and gave tickets calling for the articles most needed in the families found in a suffering condition.

From A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences by Laura S. Haviland

The justices further acknowledged the emergence of robust two-party competition and the increasing sophistication of computer-generated districting maps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

In 1986, the court articulated a test for determining when election districting is racially discriminatory.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

“A districting plan must comply with the broader constitutional standard of upholding the right to vote on equal terms and to substantially equal voting power,” Associate Justice Robin Hudson wrote in the prevailing opinion.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

“I see the argument on the other side — a state interest in independent districting commissions. But as I read this, it is about districting in Los Angeles,” Chemerinsky said via email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

“On motion, Messrs. Gray, Dougherty, and Beers were appointed a committee on districting the Territory into not to exceed five districts.”

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray


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