as in manipulating
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority
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Recent Examples of gerrymandering
In other words, gerrymandering rarely flips control on its own.
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent rulings from courts in several states could boost Democrats’ chances of recapturing the House majority and keep them from having to spend considerable funds defending their normal battleground incumbents and new competitive seats drawn by gerrymandering.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 22 Nov. 2025
The court issued its most important ruling to date on the matter in 2019, declaring that gerrymandering for partisan reasons - to boost the electoral chances of one's own party and weaken one's political opponent - cannot be challenged in federal courts.
—John Kruzel, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Barr’s unconventional campaign, meant to make an argument against gerrymandering producing deeply partisan districts, made national headlines.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
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Unlike conventional breaches that hinge on phishing or user error, this exploit, now known as EchoLeak, bypassed human behavior entirely, silently extracting confidential information by manipulating how Copilot interacts with user data.—
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Disney is depicted as manipulating this framework to its benefit and to the detriment of Dish and its customers.—
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Resist the Temptation to Dig In The hardest part of building a charcuterie board is avoiding the temptation to start snacking as soon as you’re done arranging the board.—
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As a newcomer to composing and arranging for strings, Simon benefitted greatly by working with a group readily available for consultation and collaboration.—
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Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
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Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer argues Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
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Siemens said the software enables organizations to visualize the effects of everything from engineering changes to environmental conditions, using real-time data as a backbone for industrial AI and simulation at scale.—
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Then the Bulldogs woke up, engineering a quick touchdown drive, then capitalizing on an Ole Miss three-and-out, driving down inside the 10, with the help of a couple of pass interference calls.—
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“Gerrymandering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gerrymandering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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