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 Gauteng is home to the largest concentration of South Africa’s White population, according to the country’s last census in 2022, with about 1.5 million Whites living there. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 The map will apply for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections, after which the city will have to redraw its districts following the 2030 census. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 May 2025 The 1920 census lists Martinez’s birthplace of record as Haiti. Chelsea Stieber, The Conversation, 14 May 2025 The village grew from 5,000 people in 1950 – the year after Leo's parents bought the family home – to 19,000 in 1960, according to census data. Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for census
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  • Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • To Trump’s backhanded credit, that’s putting it mildly on all counts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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  • The tally was busier last time around, which meant there wasn’t room for Sheeran’s latest.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The Bruins failed to tack on runs with the bases loaded, but Kaitlyn Terry made sure the early tally was enough.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025

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