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poll

[pohl] / poʊl /
NOUN
census; tally of answers to questions of opinion
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Big majorities said the ballot was easy to understand – the same result found in every poll of Maine voters over the last several years.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Those companies then have to poll their suppliers for price and production estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

A poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, which was co-sponsored by The Times, had Pratt running in third place behind Bass and Raman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A Europe-wide YouGov poll published in September 2024 found that 28% of Spaniards had a negative view of foreign tourism, by far the highest percentage of any country.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In the summer of 2006, poll respondents filling out open-ended questionnaires were naming him as a presidential possibility, though Hillary Clinton was decidedly the number one pick.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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