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survey

[ser-vey, sur-vey, ser-vey] / sərˈveɪ, ˈsɜr veɪ, sərˈveɪ /




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The survey has a margin of error of 2% in either direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Reasons to look for a new adviser include failure to listen, high fees, the adviser’s retirement, poor communication, disappointing performance, different values, ineffective advice and bad rapport, according to this survey by Financial Advisor Magazine.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The Logistics Managers’ Index, a monthly survey of supply-chain managers, showed transportation prices increased in May at the fastest rate for any metric in the report’s 10-year history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The survey said 33% of those who did not receive free school meals said they enjoyed reading in 2025 and 37.3% in 2026.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Someone, meanwhile, had dug up my senior thesis from Princeton, written more than two decades earlier—a survey that looked at how African American alumni felt about race and identity after being at Princeton.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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