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poll

[pohl] / poʊl /
NOUN
census; tally of answers to questions of opinion
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In a head-to-head matchup, Raman would beat Bass 32% to 28%, according to a poll of registered voters conducted last month by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, which was co-sponsored by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was voted the fourth most popular song in the world in a 2002 poll conducted by the BBC World Service.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The latest International Republican Institute poll shows Pashinyan's Civil Contract leading with 32%, while around 40% of voters say they trust no political figure.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Eighty-seven percent of Peruvians disapprove of the legislature, according to an Ipsos poll.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Consider the problems associated with a typical telephone poll.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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