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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
Police canvassed the complex and learned that the son of a resident reported a stranger loitering in the parking lot a few days earlier.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
After the baby was found, he was taken to a local children's hospital as a precaution, while detectives canvassed the area, looked into camera footage, and tried to figure out who left the baby there.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Once the school board canvasses the election results, De Urioste will join District 2 Trustee LaRessa Quintana as the newest members on the panel.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Dec. 2024
The report also found that the FBI did not properly canvass all the field offices for intelligence on potential activity prior to the attack.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
After the baby was found, he was taken to a local children's hospital as a precaution, while detectives canvassed the area, looked into camera footage, and tried to figure out who left the baby there.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Once the school board canvasses the election results, De Urioste will join District 2 Trustee LaRessa Quintana as the newest members on the panel.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Dec. 2024
The report also found that the FBI did not properly canvass all the field offices for intelligence on potential activity prior to the attack.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Armed with the new information, Pierson, who had been working with the FBI and other agencies, in November traveled to Tuscon, where Muller was incarcerated, to interview him in person.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Jets also asked to interview quarterbacks coach Josh McCown.Axios Twin Cities, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Visitors read the pages of WWD Weekend while discussing standout, past red carpet moments from the award show.Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 5 Jan. 2025
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Evenings, Jagriti and Dev would discuss their learnings.Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Originally planned as a 90-day mission to survey the geological composition of the red planet and assess its early environmental conditions, Spirit stayed on Mars for seven years.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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The study, which surveyed 133 Peruvian medical students in their early twenties, found a 108 percent higher prevalence of ED in those with IBS than those without IBS.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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UConn reviewed 215 programs, and at the December Board of Trustees meeting, decided to close four, consolidate eight and continue 173 of them.Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Times reviewed and analyzed hundreds of videos posted to Chinese social media sites by Tibetan boarding schools, state media and local propaganda departments that showed how the schools operate and serve the party’s objectives.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Canvass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canvass. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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