focus group
noun
: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population
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The brand prepared for launch through social media dialogues and online focus groups with Middle Eastern customers.
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
To these focus group participants, a Mamdani represents hope.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
The technology can also layer in proprietary or publicly available data from other legitimate sources—like social media data, historical opinion data, focus group transcripts and more.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In a recent focus group in Pennsylvania, Thau said nine of the 13 participants blamed both parties equally for the shutdown.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
To these focus group participants, a Mamdani represents hope.
—Halle Troadec, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
The technology can also layer in proprietary or publicly available data from other legitimate sources—like social media data, historical opinion data, focus group transcripts and more.
—Adam Bai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In a recent focus group in Pennsylvania, Thau said nine of the 13 participants blamed both parties equally for the shutdown.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Focus group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focus%20group. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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