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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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as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
canvassed all the items on the agenda
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Recent Examples of canvass
Once all the votes are counted, counties across the state will canvass them, or officially report the results to the state.
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Sandy Joiner, president of the Western Wake County Republican Club, has worked to canvass with Republican women competing for state and local seats.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Sudarshan has been canvassing around campus with Nextgen America, a nonpartisan organization that aims to mobilize young voters.
—Sarah Moore and Sophia Jundy, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
Both campaigns are canvassing in Latino communities and producing ads in Spanish, though the Harris campaign is doing it on a larger scale.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Sandy Joiner, president of the Western Wake County Republican Club, has worked to canvass with Republican women competing for state and local seats.
—Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Sudarshan has been canvassing around campus with Nextgen America, a nonpartisan organization that aims to mobilize young voters.
—Sarah Moore and Sophia Jundy, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
Both campaigns are canvassing in Latino communities and producing ads in Spanish, though the Harris campaign is doing it on a larger scale.
—Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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In the final part of the finale, Joan and Chock come out to be interviewed.Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since many of the men in the study haven’t been extensively interviewed, the National Geographic series does say something new, a feat, given there have been a number of films — some good, some bad — focused on the subject.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump has discussed raising tariffs across the board by 10% to 20%, so the 20% figure Harris cited is on the upper end of what Trump has said.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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My Mom’s Choice to Die Dr. Ellen Wiebe, who has performed hundreds of medical aid in dying (or MAID) procedures, discusses what constitutes a good death.Michael Sokolove Tomas Weber Emily Bazelon David Marchese Kwame Anthony Appiah Eric Kim Eleanor Cummins Peter C. Baker John Hodgman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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What experts say 2025-26 FAFSA is open ahead of schedule Still, a majority of millennials and Gen Zers surveyed, at 69% and 62%, respectively, are similarly concerned.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Several campuses where there were major pro-Palestinian protests involving Muslim students, such Pomona College, were not surveyed.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Canvass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvass. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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