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as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
surveyed the medical residents and found out that 60% of them don't think they get enough sleep
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as in examining
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
surveyed the books at the estate sale, fondly hoping to find a rare first edition
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Recent Examples of surveying
About 200 miles north in the Carolinas, Biden was also surveying the storm’s aftermath.
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
There are many ways to measure – surveying customers, analyzing administrative data – and a variety of tools that can help.
—Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
But after surveying the Billy Joel tribute band landscape, Vampire Weekend’s people landed on Turnstiles.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
In a moment like this, when much of the Southeast is surveying the damage from the storm, and western North Carolina has been all but cut off from the rest of the country, creating a more official network of neighbors helping neighbors could better equip communities to make it through.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
There are many ways to measure – surveying customers, analyzing administrative data – and a variety of tools that can help.
—Jennifer Tescher, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
But after surveying the Billy Joel tribute band landscape, Vampire Weekend’s people landed on Turnstiles.
—Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
In a moment like this, when much of the Southeast is surveying the damage from the storm, and western North Carolina has been all but cut off from the rest of the country, creating a more official network of neighbors helping neighbors could better equip communities to make it through.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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The incapacity to climb ladders hinders quadrupeds from examining hazardous areas, endangers humans, and lowers production at industrial sites.Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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This is the web version of The Trust Factor, a weekly newsletter examining what leaders need to succeed.Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Most sales organizations struggle to manage reps consistently and proactively because managers are focused on inspecting down funnel deals, and don’t have the time or analytical expertise to translate a library of dashboards into individual rep coaching and accountability.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program is specifically designed to help keep GI illnesses from spreading on cruises by inspecting vessels, responding to outbreaks, training ship supervisors, and more.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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What makes Industry such a rich viewing experience is how its locus of control bends toward the external.Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since then, Invisible Histories has accumulated an archive of nearly 200 collections, 150 of which are available for viewing.Elyssa Goodman, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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