precincts
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Raman dominated precincts known for their progressive politics, particularly those with younger people in renter-heavy neighborhoods stretching from Hollywood to Highland Park, including her home base of Silver Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
With more than 80% of precincts at least partially reporting, Shaw was well ahead of Democrat Richard Barrera, holding a lead that would be difficult to surmount.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Appealing to voters in small, rural New England precincts was a remarkable achievement for a candidate identified with Chicago and civil rights campaigns in the South.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
That these films now look so striking and preserve, as if in time capsules, both Paris and less urban Gallic precincts only increases their worth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Their predecessors in this included the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hittites, who all kept significant archives of clay cuneiform tablets in their palaces and temple precincts.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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