canvass
Example Sentences
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"I am going door to door," BNP candidate S.M Zilany, 57, told AFP, saying many would-be voters had never had a candidate canvass for their backing.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
The job was considered difficult; they canvass the entire country for immigrants who are here without legal status, and do so with too few resources.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025
“Doctors have come out to canvass, and do door knocks with my campaign, because they know that I will support them because this affects the doctor's ability to do good health care.”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024
Adele Walker, who owns an antique store in Selma, North Carolina, is a lifelong Republican, but this is her first year volunteering to canvass.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
The Rembrandt canvas was No. 1 in a Gallup canvass of museumgoers. capital/capitol.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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