- present participle of poll.
polling
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“We need to start asking ourselves: How come the science of polling has become so, I would say, detached from reality?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It’s unlikely they’re going to win by one seat, based on how the polling is looking.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
All polling locations are open on election day, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
At polling stations across the country, we saw the passion of campaigners, as they used every minute to try to change that last mind and win that last vote.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
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On March 30 the first elections took place, and the first pollings on the day following.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
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