redraw
Britishverb
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Southern Californians were also reeling from the devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena and last year’s special election to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama, which has two seats held by Black Democrats, said Wednesday that the state would not hold a special session to redraw maps “at this time.”
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
States usually redraw their voting maps once every decade after new population data is released as part of the US Census.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Nations in the Middle East and Africa have largely operated under the understanding that to keep the peace they won’t redraw borders set since independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
In time, these émigrés to the new continent would redraw its maps.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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