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district

[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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But this district — with seven elementary and two middle schools — is enduring a crippling strike, affecting about 3,400 students drawn from Santa Fe Springs and parts of Norwalk and Downey.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The group made a dossier of inappropriate content accessed and sent a letter signed by 135 healthcare clinicians to district officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The case centered on an electoral map redrawn after the 2020 census to add a second district in which Black voters formed a majority, following court challenges that the previous map diluted minority voting strength.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

After a 10-hour negotiating session on Monday, an altercation or a feared altercation — accounts vary — resulted in the district calling police.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The car veers into another light tunnel, and it takes us above the governing district.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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