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precinct

[pree-singkt] / ˈpri sɪŋkt /


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“Libertad, libertad,” shouted hundreds of demonstrators as they faced off against police outside the precinct in Morón, a city of about 70,000 near Cuba’s northeastern coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

This process created a rare island of higher ground in what is now the east/south-east section of the temple precinct.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

Sunday in front of 156 West 38 St. in the Midtown South precinct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

It reflected an age when urban machine politicians—Republicans and Democrats—would send party loyalists from one polling station to another, pretending to be a voter in each precinct.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025

When we got to the 135th Street precinct, it was busy with police in uniform, and MP’s with soldiers in tow.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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