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as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information assigned to poll residents on their views about a program for recycling
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as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument time to poll the sheep's wool
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Recent Examples of polling Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who like Becerra was polling at single-digits in the governor’s race, recently blasted Becerra’s handling of child trafficking while Becerra was former president Joe Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. —
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 In Emerson College's Inside California Politics poll, Becerra is now polling at 10%, a seven-point jump since March. —Tom Wait, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The station said only candidates polling at 5% in the three months before the primary would be eligible. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The order flipped in 1970, polling 38% for football and 19% for baseball. —Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 That could be considered good news for the slew of Democrats who remain in the running, and even the two Republicans currently polling near the top. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Swalwell had been polling at the top of a large Democratic field of contenders for governor, but his campaign imploded on Friday, as the Chronicle posted its story. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026 Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who, like Mahan, has also been polling toward the bottom of the pack, released a new ad Monday morning that will air on streaming platforms across California and on television in certain markets. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 And without polling every member privately, my assumption is that his teammates know it. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026 In Emerson College's Inside California Politics poll, Becerra is now polling at 10%, a seven-point jump since March. —Tom Wait, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The station said only candidates polling at 5% in the three months before the primary would be eligible. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The order flipped in 1970, polling 38% for football and 19% for baseball. —Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 That could be considered good news for the slew of Democrats who remain in the running, and even the two Republicans currently polling near the top. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Swalwell had been polling at the top of a large Democratic field of contenders for governor, but his campaign imploded on Friday, as the Chronicle posted its story. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026 Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who, like Mahan, has also been polling toward the bottom of the pack, released a new ad Monday morning that will air on streaming platforms across California and on television in certain markets. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 And without polling every member privately, my assumption is that his teammates know it. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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And even after breaking into the shooter’s phone and computer and interviewing friends and family, investigators have not been able to determine a clear motive or political ideology.— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Police said the arrest came after a daylong investigation that included interviewing witnesses, canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing surveillance video.— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Very often, the home seller and listing agent will ask for a very short timeline, removing the financing contingency (the full loan approval), shaving 10 days from the process with a closing in 21 days.— Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Though recession fears have grown since the fighting began more than six weeks ago, most economists think the war will have only modest effects on gross domestic product — maybe shaving off a few tenths of a percentage point overall.— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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Reynders and Amy Franco from the Hillside Public Library have been surveying other libraries in recent months and learned several are still waiting for 2024 tax year distributions.— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service is still surveying the damage done and will have a report in the upcoming days.— Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Vesia surrendered a two-run triple to Swanson and an RBI single to Nico Hoerner, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to one.— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Part of that includes 'cutting the pond' using machinery to dig through the sand and allow water to flow in and out.— Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recently, Kick, the livestreaming platform, published clipping stats from the period of March 5 through April 5.— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Jeep crashed into a concrete barrier after clipping the other car, destroying part of the barrier, Adams County Fire Rescue officials said.— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Oracle Park roared to life in the bottom of the fifth as San Francisco’s offense finally got to Alcantara, trimming the deficit to 8-3 as Drew Gilbert, Eric Haase and Luis Arraez all drove in a run apiece.— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Across TikTok, Instagram and group chats, young people are constantly editing themselves, trimming anything that might come off as try-hard, awkward or embarrassing.— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Polling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/polling. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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