precincts
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Mamdani dominated the precincts where young, media-literate New Yorkers tend to live.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
Voters here prefer to vote in person at their neighborhood polling precincts and some are still getting used to receiving a ballot in the mail, Valadez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024
With over 20% of Ohio’s 8,878 Election Day precincts having reported results as of 9:15 p.m.,
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024
Five minutes later, walking on my toes and trembling terribly, I passed through the green baize door and entered the sacred precincts where the Headmaster lived.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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