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poll

[pohl] / poʊl /
NOUN
census; tally of answers to questions of opinion
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A similar poll of manufacturers, released a few days ago, was also quite strong.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

In March, a Gallup poll even found that 71% of Americans oppose data centers in their community, more than they oppose a local nuclear power plant.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

The Bass campaign trumpeted the results, which had been reported in several local news outlets, but it had to delete the social-media post after Median Strategies acknowledged the poll was a sham.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In another recent poll, conducted by Suffolk University and the Globe, only a third of primary voters said Markey’s age made them less likely to support him.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

“I think the system is as fair as you can make it,” Ernie Frazier, a sixty-five-year-old real estate investor in Houston, said in an interview after participating in the poll.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

They have also likely noticed that Talarico’s stance on hemp is not hurting him in the polls.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

Recent polls have found that more than 70% of the public oppose data centers near them, forcing governors and candidates who had previously embraced AI to backtrack on the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But he is still a governor, he still sits on the Federal Open Market Committee, and when Kevin Warsh polls the 12 members of that committee on Sept. 16, Powell will have exactly one vote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The royal couple's co-habitation in an Oslo flat had also drawn criticism from the conservative Lutheran Church of Norway - though polls from the time showed most ordinary Norwegians did not care about either.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

But the truth is that it isn’t, and the people who run focus groups and opinion polls haven’t always been sensitive to this fact.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The economy probably added a net 53,000 new jobs in August, according to economists polled by the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet are expecting $13.84 billion in revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $4.91 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet expected adjusted earnings of $1.39 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In the end, I polled 7,199 votes and lost to the daughter of the queen.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A more plausible explanation for polling errors is that primary elections are more difficult to poll than general elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Election observers said that while polling day was largely peaceful, some have raised questions about the vote tallying process.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Among people ages 18 to 34 who are not homeowners, 29% expect to buy a house within five years, down from 57% in 2015, according to Gallup’s polling data.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Three in four Canadians support the Carney government's decision to walk away from trade talks, according to polling released Sunday by the Angus Reid Institute.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

The polling samples were biased toward those who thought the broadcast was real, and the statistical analyses of the data were flawed.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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