canvass
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Solis said she had directed the Department of Public Health to deploy teams to canvass the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Dimon told JPMorgan bankers late last summer to canvass clients who might be receptive to taking money from the government in “public-private partnerships” like the MP Materials deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Once the official canvass takes place and its final result is produced, and the corresponding verifications have been carried out, we will recognize the official result that emerges from that structure."
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“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
Cora made a canvass of the village: Not a soul.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso all brushed their canvasses with it.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
Single-storey brick homes double up as canvasses for hand-painted mural advertisements promising quick visas.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024
“I’m thrilled that the library has chosen to bring back the bookmobile,” said Consuelo Soto Murphy, an artist and Sunnyside native who designed the three canvasses that adorn the sides and back of the vehicle.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
As mayor, Balen canvasses large swaths of the city every day to assess the status of his engineering projects.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2023
Then she set about examining all the canvasses, turning them one after the other to the light, in the vain hope that her too accurate knowledge of them might prove in some instance mistaken.
From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis
Farmers, landowners, and members of the public are being canvassed on whether storks should be reintroduced across Britain.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
That poll, commissioned by the annuity provider Global Atlantic, canvassed just over 1,000 consumers between the ages of 55 and 75 with between $250,000 and $2 million in investible assets.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Only a net 17% of asset managers now expect lower policy rates from central banks whereas that figure was 46% when they were canvassed in February.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
Gamboa testified that she canvassed the area where Villalba’s killers were seen fleeing on surveillance video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, the Paris police canvassed the museum for clues.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Long before the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Obergefell ruling on equal marriage in 2015, activists were canvassing door to door, courting any lawmaker who would listen, and losing at the local level—a lot.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
When canvassing, they say, their aim isn’t merely to knock on every door in a given neighborhood—but to do so four times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
All this, of course, assumes both a successful round of peace talks between Washington and Tehran, and buy-in from Republican lawmakers who face a difficult reelection landscape when midterm canvassing begins in early September.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
One canvasser, Timothy Nikonorov, explained that he had been an active volunteer with Mamdani’s campaign before becoming a frequent canvasser for Park, and an occasional canvassing lead.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Who’s the other hunter? Sam? Jamie? They’re the only other ones canvassing this turf.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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