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[ser-vay, sur-vay, ser-vay] / sərˈveɪ, ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ /




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A drone was sent up to survey the scale of the damage which revealed oil had spread for more than a mile down the river and "there was brown discolouration around the reedbed".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Thomas said continuity of care came up repeatedly among the Tenovus survey of GPs.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Government ethics ranked second behind the economy in Pew's open-ended survey, cited by nine percent of voters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I also looked at just how happy UPSers were, and we do a culture survey every year, and we measure happiness along a number of factors, and it rolls up into a ‘likelihood to recommend.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Director is still at the window, pretending to survey the camp.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

The September jobs report on Friday is a tale of two Labor Department surveys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Consumer sentiment surveys paint a bleak picture right now, but consumers are spending briskly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unedited excerpts from the surveys, in which candidates lay out detailed goals and policy analysis, can be found at the links below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Researchers combined DNA analysis with museum specimens, field surveys, citizen science observations, and studies of insects raised in captivity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

I’ve been a sucker for surveys my whole life.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

The pollster surveyed 3,381 adults in Scotland between 22 and 26 June.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Camera traps across the sites confirmed this: Leadbeater’s possums were found in every silvicultural treatment plot we surveyed – but none of the unharvested areas.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

On a recent afternoon I joined Roden-Reynolds, the public health biologist, as he surveyed an elderly couple’s yard in Chilmark, a tick hot spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were expecting to see the figure tick up to 200,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was a fine autumn morning; the early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields; advancing on to the lawn, I looked up and surveyed the front of the mansion.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

As surveying continues through 2026, the CRT hopes to build a clearer picture of dormouse populations across its farms and use the findings to guide future habitat management.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

She stopped in the middle of the woods during a walk, looked with disapproval at my light jacket, and threw her hands up in mock confusion, surveying the snow-encrusted pines.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Poor Arch is surveying his options and wondering if it’s too late to learn how to play lacrosse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I’m also surveying Gen Z–ers to better understand their investing behaviors for a New American Playbook story publishing next week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Oz, surveying the table, managed to keep his tongue in his mouth, but he didn’t look exactly pleased either.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




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