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[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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In a series of decisions last month, federal district judges in Boston have ruled against these executive orders, for now.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

It helped him take a lead over 12 other Democrats in a district with many different demographics, including a strong Jewish base.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

While the district attorney’s office has not criminally prosecuted anyone for price gouging since the fires, both county and city attorneys have gone after alleged violators of the state law in civil court.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The keyboardist, Kwang, shouted for people to flee - and within seconds a fierce blaze tore through Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, in the city's vibrant Chatuchak district.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

Grottland clarified the NTS was not an academy nor a centralised school, such as the famed Clairefontaine in France, but "a national development structure connecting grassroots clubs, districts, top clubs and the federation".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

However, the law contains a provision that would allow some districts to keep their mascots and names if they receive written consent from a local, federally recognized tribe.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

At the end of the year, L.A.’s 15-member City Council will have two Black representatives, down from three, all in South L.A.-based districts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

The attack affected five districts of the wider Kyiv region, according to regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Soon he entered one of the mill districts bordering the river.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

“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

Is choosing a more diverse school worth requesting the transfer, or should we stick with our districted school?

From Slate Jan. 19, 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

After having finished this, he caused the Territory to be districted, and ordered the election of a delegate to Congress.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

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

This done, each State passes a law, districting the State according to the number of members assigned it, and each district elects its own representative for Congress.

From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Murray, Henry A.




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