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survey

[ser-vey, sur-vey, ser-vey] / sərˈveɪ, ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ /




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For over half of those currently on the medications, the impending walk down the aisle was a primary catalyst for the prescription, the survey found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

That is what we’ve learned from a survey of business historians and thought leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Unemployment expectations in the New York Fed’s survey have also been elevated, as has the share of people judging jobs “hard to get” relative to “plentiful” in the Conference Board survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That is below the previous low of 50 seen in June 2022, when shoppers faced searing inflation, and the worst reading in the more than 50-year history of the Michigan survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Instead, I survey the living room, looking for something that used to belong to Dad.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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