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canvass

[kan-vuhs] / ˈkæn vəs /


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Last year, James flew up from his home in Georgia to New York City to canvass for Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

“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

The junior members of the Housewives’ League are mentored and taught how to canvass and sign up new members.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Arts minister Sir Chris Bryant said Turner "reshaped British art" and was "an innovator who created some of our best known canvasses".

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025

Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso all brushed their canvasses with it.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024

Paintings of city scenery from Rothko’s early career lead to his experiments with Surrealism; to the abstract, foggy rectangles he’s known for; and finally to the dark, colorless canvasses that embodied his later work.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

“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

These canvasses were made by respectable, responsible women, and they swore before a Justice of the Peace as to the truth of their statements.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper

And there are the county boards of elections; we’ve seen general election boards stand by the canvassed results.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

While Brooks canvassed for the state’s largest progressive community action organization, she thought about one of her first interactions knocking doors this cycle.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

North Hollywood canvassed around 50 businesses to try to find surveillance footage and investigative leads, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The two countries "quickly canvassed" the Chinese missile test, Luxon told reporters in a briefing after the talks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, the Paris police canvassed the museum for clues.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The results are then certified state-wide, usually by a state canvassing board of the secretary of state.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Not far from Israel’s seat of government, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, last-minute canvassing was prominent.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Senate, at a canvassing event on Saturday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Charlie Zhang, 30, a charity fundraiser who was canvassing for donations near Bar Roma, said he was trying to bounce back after getting into credit-card debt and declaring bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell


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