canvass

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as in to interview
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information we canvassed people all over town, asking if they would be interested in participating in a recycling program

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Recent Examples of canvass Gay canvassed for Harris and has been tasked with helping rebrand the Black Lives Matter nonprofit mired in financial controversy and division. Lauren Floyd, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025 Law enforcement began canvassing the area the day after the incident when Stone rode up to them on his bike and said his neighbor had something to show them, deputies said. Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025 The volunteers began canvassing their territories around 6:45 p.m. and finished around midnight, making contact with eight people and interviewing four of them, who BEDS Plus representatives will follow up with. Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 Responding officers canvassing the area found the suspect's vehicle and Faber was stopped, searched, and arrested following his tour of the Capitol building, the USCP said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canvass
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Verb
  • In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Employees at Trump’s insurer and one of its lenders, Deutsche Bank, were interviewed by prosecutors.
    Kara Scannell, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Consuelos and Ripa regularly discuss married life on their morning talk show.
    EW.com, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Meghan Markle will never win over UK public again, author claims Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of My Mother and I, discusses how the Duchess of Sussex isnt going to be welcomed back across the pond anytime soon following her royal exit.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Trans women are disproportionately affected by HIV, with one study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finding that 42% of transgender women surveyed in seven U.S. cities in 2019-2020 were HIV positive.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This fell short of the $4.42 analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • McCray is a current member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, according to an arrest warrant affidavit reviewed by CBS News.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • InterAct also tracks health providers that perform intersex surgeries by reviewing websites that advertise services and other public statements.
    Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin, Them, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Canvass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvass. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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