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The British trench-coat maker said sales for its fiscal fourth quarter climbed 5% on year on a comparable-store basis, meeting analysts’ forecast, according to a poll of consensus estimates provided by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A YouGov opinion poll last month found 64% supported the monarchy, but only 53% thought the Royal Family represented good value for money.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Around 12% of U.S. adults reported using a GLP-1 drug like Wegovy for weight loss last year, according to a Gallup poll.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

This may explain why 3 out of 4 senior Protestant pastors in America agree that “God can work through AI,” according to a 2024 Barna poll.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A similar shortcoming biased the 1948 poll which showed Thomas Dewey beating Harry Truman.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos