polling

Example Sentences

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He used social media to appeal to voters and also spoke of suffering online abuse during the run-up to polling day.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The outcomes do not neatly match public polling.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

National polling undertaken three weeks before had revealed that 71% of Americans were unaware it was about to be played in their country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The National Election Commission apologised after 14 polling stations in Seoul ran out of ballot papers in an unprecedented mishap blamed on a failure to anticipate turnout.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Using surveys from two polling companies, the researchers calculated that 6 million people across the United States heard the Mercury Theatre broadcast.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow