as in count
a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added a thorough census of all the grizzly bears living within the national park

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Recent Examples of census The town between Justin and Argyle in Denton County is home to roughly 9,500 people, according to a July 2023 Census Bureau estimate, and has grown by 82% since the 2020 census — nearly 4,300 people. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025 There’s been a roughly 20 percent decline in film and TV employment in California versus 2022, when work in the sector hit a high point, according to census data. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 Or does the cast have to perfectly mirror the U.S. census? Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025 As Greg Isenberg notes, a service company recently used AI to map customer segments and conversion flows, pulling data from public census records to pinpoint opportunities with precision. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for census

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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/census. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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