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[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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London’s West End theater district has bounced back from the pandemic far stronger than Broadway, taking the lead in total admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Some 770km away, in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, another family was trying to understand an equally unimaginable loss.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

To run interference, the district introduced a “signing day” when parents could come and ask questions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The two massive catfish have energized the fishing community at the lake, said Robert Hernandez, general manager of the park district.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

She waltzed away, her chunky necklace clanking as she waved up at the district superintendent, who sort of half waved back.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The company noted traction with major school districts in just the first few months since the Neo’s launch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

About half of the cases ProPublica identified as questioning the presumption come from districts, including D.C.,

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

But "the lack of key lifelines -- water, power" has hit locals hard, said Hiroyuki Matsushima, 53, who works at a supermarket in Yatsushiro, one of the districts where shaking was strongest.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“The clear message we heard was that many school districts have been struggling to navigate legal ambiguity regarding compliance with Proposition 28.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

I commenced my part of the labors at once, employing three persons to assist me, and we districted Culpepper, so that no one should interfere with the grounds of the other.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred

In Allen, the post-Callais case concerning Alabama’s effort to undo Black representation, and in an early Texas districting case, Abbott v.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

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

“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

Of course it was difficult to determine routes of travel there, and to a large extent that had to be left to the supervisors, but they merely revised our original districting.

From The Boy With the U.S. Census by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis




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