canvass
Example Sentences
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“When I canvass for Chuck, sometimes I ask people, ‘What do you actually think about the state of the Democratic Party?’
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Players planned to canvass their peers scattered across spring training camps, then meet again Wednesday, with the possibility of voting on a new executive director then.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
"I am going door to door," BNP candidate S.M Zilany, 57, told AFP, saying many would-be voters had never had a candidate canvass for their backing.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
The job was considered difficult; they canvass the entire country for immigrants who are here without legal status, and do so with too few resources.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025
Geyer began the same methodical canvass he had conducted in Cincinnati.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Grade 12, List 6
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