precinct
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Long walked into the 10th Street precinct carrying a copy of the newspaper and, after four hours of interviews, was sent home.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Not surprisingly, Pratt did well in the Pacific Palisades, where his home burned down in the 2025 fire, garnering 60% in one precinct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
As he emerges through the doorway into the precinct outside, his friends laugh.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Les Quennevais is meant to be the island's second urban centre, but there has long been a feeling that the parade and precinct has been neglected with many shops left empty.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Lourdes is an auxiliary policewoman, the first in her precinct.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Another shopper, Martin, says he's "very concerned" whenever he sees them racing through precincts: "An accident's almost inevitable."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Outdoor spaces present particular challenges, including keeping instruments tuned in mercurial weather and the quirks associated with amplifying music to an al fresco venue’s distant precincts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
A CalMatters analysis found that Latino-majority precincts voted in bigger numbers for the ballot initiative than for Kamala Harris two years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
“When polling places or precincts are changed, more effort should be made to reach affected voters, not less,” the coalition wrote.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
As she left the Navy precincts for the last time, she had to sign “the pledge that was exacted of all departing”—a lifelong vow of secrecy.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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