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census

[sen-suhs] / ˈsɛn səs /


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The census total includes 162 female rough sleepers in six local authority areas where the official data recorded none.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Last year there was only one teacher in the state education sector whose main subject was economics when the Scottish government's annual teacher census was carried out.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Both also have turned net migration losses to other states into net gains, according to recent census estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

My father affected Americans—black and white—in untold measure and not always in ways as definitive as census charts and polls have dictated.

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




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