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district

[dis-trikt] / ˈdɪs trɪkt /


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It follows a measure the district passed in 2024 banning the use of mobile phones and social media in classrooms.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

City Councilmember Traci Park, whose district includes Pacific Palisades, has said the reservoir was “empty on the one day it was needed most.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The state also passed laws in 2024 to make it easier for police and district attorneys to thwart shoplifters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

It comes as the district, which serves about half a million students, sought to reduce its reliance on tablets and laptops, which was prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

We’d rarely needed to venture beyond the eight or ten square blocks of the district, where we had our own churches, schools, theaters, stores of all kinds.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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