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poll

[pohl] / poʊl /
NOUN
census; tally of answers to questions of opinion
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That’s a decline in support compared with a poll six weeks earlier, when 48% of likely voters supported it while 41% opposed it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the Tufts University post-election youth poll from 2024, 46% said that was their top motivator.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

According to a Pew Research Center poll published this summer, 54% of Spaniards said they had a favourable opinion of China compared to 30% who viewed the US favourably.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

A new Wall Street Journal poll found that 62% of voters support pausing data-center development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

If you took a poll, few people in town could tell you who the mayor was, or the police chief, or the city manager.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Fourteen electoral lists are contesting the election, but polls indicate only seven are likely to clear the five-percent threshold needed to enter parliament.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a “Voting Squad” made up of popular content creators to try to encourage young people to get to the polls.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you’ve become a U.S. citizen less than 15 days before the election, you may register to vote by visiting your county elections office any time before the polls close on election day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Despite her conviction, Le Pen remains a front-runner in presidential polls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Quite honestly, I didn’t believe the pundits, and I wasn’t sure about the polls, either.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Inflation is the reason Treasury yields have risen so much, according to investors polled in Deutsche Bank Research Institute’s third-quarter survey.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal had expected the US economy to add 84,000 jobs in September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet expected sales of $11.32 billion for the quarter, which ran through August.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been expecting the final reading to hold at 1.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

We polled 62.6 percent of the national vote, slightly short of the two-thirds needed had we wished to push through a final constitution without support from other parties.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He began his second term as president with an approval rating of just over 50%, according to polling resource website Silver Bulletin, but in early October it was sitting at about 37%.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Exit polls are expected shortly after polling stations close.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet just 5% of eligible parents with children 10 or under had opened an account, their polling showed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shekhar, who neglected to pack a razor blade and asks to borrow one, is persuaded not to shave after polling his friends, who also intend, at first, to rough it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

According to the Independent Electoral Commission, there would be ten thousand polling stations around the country.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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