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as in interviewed
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 examined
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 surveyed
The research, conducted by the University of Newcastle, surveyed 408 minors aged 12 to 17 in New South Wales.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-September.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
About nine out of 10 physicians surveyed in athenahealth’s latest Physician Sentiment Survey said improving connectivity between EHRs would enhance both their own experience as well as patient outcomes.
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Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The officers appeared to look over Diaz-Torres’ identification and proof of insurance as an Oak Brook police sergeant surveyed the crash aftermath.
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Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
But a new poll commissioned by the Capitol Bee political news outlet and conducted by Change Research surveyed 1,022 likely Democratic voters on their preferences.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Ahead of the games, athlete delegations are surveyed about their interest in participating, and they’re then assigned to available seats once aircraft volunteer rosters are finalized, according to Textron Aviation.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Ferguson led a study in which researchers surveyed hundreds of thousands of sixth to ninth graders in classrooms across the country about what made their teachers effective.
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Mike Goldstein,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
Companies will be surveyed through mid-September.
—
Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
About nine out of 10 physicians surveyed in athenahealth’s latest Physician Sentiment Survey said improving connectivity between EHRs would enhance both their own experience as well as patient outcomes.
—
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The officers appeared to look over Diaz-Torres’ identification and proof of insurance as an Oak Brook police sergeant surveyed the crash aftermath.
—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
But a new poll commissioned by the Capitol Bee political news outlet and conducted by Change Research surveyed 1,022 likely Democratic voters on their preferences.
—
Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Ahead of the games, athlete delegations are surveyed about their interest in participating, and they’re then assigned to available seats once aircraft volunteer rosters are finalized, according to Textron Aviation.
—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Ferguson led a study in which researchers surveyed hundreds of thousands of sixth to ninth graders in classrooms across the country about what made their teachers effective.
—
Mike Goldstein,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveyed
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Brown interviewed over 1,000 guests, including civil rights leaders like Jesse Jackson, politicians including President Ronald Reagan, and celebs the likes of Denzel Washington.
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Minasian had never interviewed for a GM job before he was chosen to replace Billy Eppler by Moreno, who has repeatedly hired GMs with little to no prior experience in the job during his two decades of ownership.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan fiscal advisor for lawmakers, recently examined the increase in state spending since 2019-20, Newsom’s first full year in office.
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The study examined how concentrated each category is by measuring the share of top 10 mentions held by the top 3 brands.
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People planning to visit CityWalk, and not the theme park, do not need a ticket to enter but are subject to the same park security protocols — waiting in line to go through a metal detector and have your bag scanned.
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Now, Seales and his team have scanned 45 scrolls.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy.
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While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.
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Under current federal rules, many bridges must be inspected in, at most, 24-month intervals.
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If the first eight steps, rising amid the site’s oak and maple trees, can be viewed as his birth and boyhood in the state, those at the summit reflect his later years of anguish and trial.
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Critics have viewed that policy shift as a aggressive push toward assimilation.
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