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district

[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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In the Cypress-Fairbanks independent school district, a typical licence plate lookup in April 2024 searched around 270 networks of cameras.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

In its letter to developers, the district did not say how the chancellor came to his decision, but said he determined CTI’s proposal was “the most advantageous to the District.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The Kansas City district has denied breaking the law, and in a letter to the government last month, it offered a narrow interpretation of deception as a rare exception.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

My understanding is that the district attorney’s office hasn’t said anything publicly yet about how they intend to pursue.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

The district supervisor said that was wonderful and nobody argued with her—too tired, I guess, from jumping up and down yelling for help.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

"The tourism sector is going to suffer from this disaster," said Sunil Sharma of Nepal's National Tourism Agency, even though "only four districts" were directly affected.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

In Nepal, nearly 3,500 people have been left homeless and displaced in 27 sites - mostly schools, which disrupts education - across the districts of Nuwakot and Rasuwa.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Lawmakers stopped short of capping payouts in the bill, a change sought by some local governments and school districts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

That is partly because California doesn’t cap liabilities for taxpayer-funded entities including counties, cities and public-school districts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Universally, solidly hated by all but those from their own districts.

From "The Hunger Games" 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

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

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

From Slate Jan. 19, 2020

How is a state districted for choosing representatives?

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Andrew W. Young

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

This done, each State passes a law, districting the State according to the number of members assigned it, and each district elects its own representative for Congress.

From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry A. Murray




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