tally
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While not an official count, the tally has been an accurate indicator of the final result in previous polls.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Los Angeles County, which includes the metropolis's suburbs, has an official tally of 72,000 unhoused people, 47,000 of whom sleep on the street.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
County election officials are required to provide the secretary of state with an updated tally of unprocessed ballots starting two days after election day and continuing every day until the count is complete.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
American Car Center and US Auto Sales have also gone bankrupt since 2022, when inflation and rates were both rising, according to a tally from Moody’s Ratings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The girls who tally the Homecoming votes walked around with smirks on their faces all week.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing tally
Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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This Week in Words: December 9 - 15, 2017
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This Week In Words: Current Events Vocab for October 31–November 6, 2020
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