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interview

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verb

as in to survey
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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Recent Examples of interview
Noun
Early on, Omar said in an interview, his style was particularly influenced by the configurations and flavor combinations mastered by Enrique Olvera at his seminal Mexico City restaurant Pujol. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 Stewart was unavailable for comment this week, but the game was a topic during a 2017 interview with The Star looking back on his career. Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
But on Thursday of game week, the last day players can be interviewed, Robbins sat at a table by himself wearing dark glasses and didn’t have much to say. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 The girl was later interviewed by a forensic interview specialist and sheriff’s child abuse detectives at the Family Justice Center in Modesto. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interview
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interview
Noun
  • During a special legislative session, the governor was authorized to consolidate neighboring municipalities whose combined population reached at least 15,000, creating a first-class city.
    Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.
    Mark Dee March 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the voters surveyed didn’t seem to see either party as the solution.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For more than 21 years the Earth-orbiting telescope has surveyed the sky for gamma-ray bursts—the most powerful and luminous explosions in the universe—and whipped around to take a closer look.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Salam said after an emergency Cabinet meeting in early March that only the state should decide on matters of war and peace and called on security agencies to prevent the firing of missiles or drones from Lebanon and detain those behind the launch.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ruperti, who arrived at the meeting with a security detail, is a Venezuelan Italian shipping magnate who trades in petroleum coke.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Entelis is also aware that, as the network continues to expand its travel programming, audiences in 2026 are looking for escapism.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Trump’s populist allies have learned that their most poisonous ideas have a potent audience.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond academia, Shai engages a wide audience through articles, workshops, and media appearances, translating complex philosophical ideas into practical insights.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Renee, a Christian entrepreneur, often starts her workshops with her personal testimony.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Communications or conversations can feel abruptly charged or destabilizing during the Leo moon.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • During the conversation, Kennedy was asked to offer advice to parents.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Future 2 Schools were among several brief announcements at a beginning-of-the-year teachers' convocation.
    Nusaiba Mizan, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026

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