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You have to understand trends in polling so that even if a poll is good, meaning it’s statistically sound, that doesn’t mean it’s correct.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

One is in what we call our voter poll.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

In 2015, a USA Today readers' poll named Derry the world's best Halloween destination, while the New York Times later included it in a list of leading spooky-season travel destinations.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

But if the latest poll can be trusted, it’s hard to pick a winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In a 2005 poll by The New York Times, fully 81 percent of Americans said they had felt social pressure to buy high-priced goods.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

So I will tell you, a lot of that will happen prior to polls closing.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Corruption, according to some recent polls, has joined the economy as voters’ most pressing issue.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

A defeat had been predicted by the polls but not quite on that scale.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Iotova won 35 percent of the vote in the first round last week, with Gyurov on 32 percent -- a much narrower gap than the 20-point lead for Iotova predicted by opinion polls.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

They had a spirit and skill that hadn’t yet been accounted for in the polls.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal had expected the economy to grow marginally in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted earnings per share of 72 cents for Starbucks’s September quarter on revenue of $9.22 billion, as well as a 6% same-store sales gain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 41 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The forward price-to-earnings ratios are based on consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by FactSet, weighted in the same way as the funds’ portfolios.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

When the jury was polled by the incredulous judge, Carter was the only juror who recorded his vote as guilty.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

You have to understand trends in polling so that even if a poll is good, meaning it’s statistically sound, that doesn’t mean it’s correct.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

Taken as an aggregate, polling averages and not individual surveys can provide a more accurate prediction.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

At a polling station in Sofia, 64-year-old teacher Krassimira Kostova said she voted despite dissatisfaction with both candidates.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

It’s unlikely they’re going to win by one seat, based on how the polling is looking.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

At this bush meeting we agreed in principle on a five-year government of national unity in which all parties polling over 5 percent in a general election would be proportionally represented in the cabinet.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela