canvassing

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"Canvassing has a big impact," the 41-year-old told AFP in Jaszfenyszaru, a central Hungarian town long considered a stronghold of Orban's Fidesz party.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Canvassing for the Senedd election in spring 2021 came soon after the second lockdown ended.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024

Canvassing neighborhoods and getting people to vote is a simple way to help the Culinary, Maria Orozco, 64, said, adding that the Culinary means “everything” to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Canvassing for the Culinary Workers Union in the hills outside Las Vegas late last month, 63-year-old Jean-Marc Polleveys found some supporters of Cortez Masto and Sisolak but no new converts.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

Canvassing committees were formed in every parish, and meetings were called, at which Mr. Hobhouse attended in person, to solicit the favour of the electors.

From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 by Hunt, Henry