census
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A women's rough sleeping census carried out by two charities - Solace Women's Aid and the Single Homeless Project - found that 1,406 women had slept rough in the previous three months.
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
Ordinarily, congressional districts are redrawn after each census.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In the year that ended last June, census estimates show, the Midwest gained slightly more people from the rest of the country than it lost—about 16,000—reversing perennial losses that topped 175,000 as recently as 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Madison countered that centrality could be measured demographically as well as geographically, so they should await the results of the census of 1790 before deciding.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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