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The governor’s justification for redistricting is that Florida’s population has grown dramatically since the last congressional map was adopted in 2022 using 2020 census data.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
There is no new census data justifying it.
—Dan Daley, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Redistricting typically only happens every decade based on new census data.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
There is no official census of pudus in the wild, but estimates suggest a population of around 10,000 animals — a number conservationists say comes with significant uncertainty.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
There is no new census data justifying it.
—Dan Daley, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Redistricting typically only happens every decade based on new census data.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
There is no official census of pudus in the wild, but estimates suggest a population of around 10,000 animals — a number conservationists say comes with significant uncertainty.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for census
Noun
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His pitch count goes up, runners get on base, and the Mets have no choice but to bring in another arm.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The last two counts are to be served concurrently to each other but consecutive to the first.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is no official tally, but one estimate reported by The Wall Street Journal suggests that roughly half of the nearly 1,000 drone attacks on Saudi Arabia originated from Iraq.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Well over 200 journalists and media workers have been killed according to a tally from the Committee to Protect Journalists organization, far more than in conflicts elsewhere like the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Deepti Hajela,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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