precincts
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
As these books show, good storytelling need never leave the precincts of realism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Mamdani dominated the precincts where young, media-literate New Yorkers tend to live.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference that “about five to seven” precincts across the state received bomb threats early Tuesday from a “foreign state actor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
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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