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precinct

[pree-singkt] / ˈpri sɪŋkt /


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A Justice Department spokesperson said the federal monitors “will be at polling locations,” but that the department is not “giving out precinct details.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Seventy-seven percent of registered voters cast ballots in the largest polling district of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra; 66% voted in the much smaller precinct of Dakhla-Oued Ed Dahab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The agency offices sit in a dense warren of buildings above a shopping precinct, where vendors sell local fruit and workers queue for takeaway sour soup rice noodles.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Long walked into the 10th Street precinct carrying a copy of the newspaper and, after four hours of interviews, was sent home.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

It’s a short, tense ride to the precinct.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The offender receives a criminal behaviour order and is banned from specific areas, including shops or precincts, with police monitoring for any breaches.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Underground parking garages are scant in London’s gilded precincts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

It requires precincts to opt in, and only catches abuse after it happens.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Another shopper, Martin, says he's "very concerned" whenever he sees them racing through precincts: "An accident's almost inevitable."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Five minutes later, walking on my toes and trembling terribly, I passed through the green baize door and entered the sacred precincts where the Headmaster lived.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl


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