polling

Example Sentences

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For all the excitement that's running high in the Green ranks, their national polling success isn't necessarily being replicated in the council by-elections that take place all the time.

From BBC

But it seems a bit like a criminal defense attorney polling the jury in advance about what will win him an acquittal.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's not safe at all to travel," they said, estimating only one in 10 polling stations would be able to open in their constituency.

From Barron's

As a crowd gathered in the district, one man shouted: "Who is going to the polling centres? We don't even have our candidates this time."

From Barron's

For now, Greenland’s leaders say they want to stick with Denmark, and polling shows that most Greenlanders don’t want to join with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal