surveyed

past tense of survey
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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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Recent Examples of surveyed Twenty-two percent of chief financial officers surveyed by Mercer in February said the high price of health benefits had forced them to stop hiring or led to layoffs. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 For its second-quarter financial results out next week, financial analysts surveyed by FactSet expect earnings per share will barely budge — 32 cents versus 33 cents a year earlier — continuing a sixth quarter streak of flat or falling profits. Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Men’s health nonprofit Movember surveyed over 3,000 men aged 16-25 from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, and found that nearly two-thirds of them were regularly engaging with masculinity influencers. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 To decide which departments would take part in the pilot program, Selection Chief Chris Dainard said CalHR surveyed various departments to gauge interest. Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 The figures also exceeded the 18 percent growth forecast by economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026 Disparity is growing in Miami The median luxury home price is growing faster in Miami than in all but one of the 49 metros surveyed in Redfin’s report. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 China is now seen more favorably than the United States by respondents in most of the 36 countries surveyed by Pew. Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 Nearly everyone surveyed made mention of their kindness and welcoming nature. Veronica Lopez, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
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Verb
  • All tips provided by psychics weren’t specific enough to investigate further, according to a former Orlando homicide detective who was interviewed as part of the study.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • Al and Theresa Prisco were interviewed as lottery officials taped posters to the coffee shop walls, urging customers to use their coffee change to buy lottery tickets.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Moss was involved in a systematic review that examined how rapidly measles antibody levels circulating in the blood decrease.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Executives also consulted a panel that examined the reactions of thousands of consumers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation later joined them in looking into any allegations of fraud, such as ballots scanned twice or unsigned ballots.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • Over a two-month period starting last August, Barragan’s report said, Flock cameras scanned more than 210 million license plates.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • William Megginson and Jeffry Netter reviewed a large body of evidence in 2001 and concluded that privatized firms generally became more profitable and financially healthier.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The deal must be reviewed by Congress, which has 90 days to consider it.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Typically, fruit flies or other small flies are given priority foundation, and need to be remedied by the time a restaurant is re-inspected in five business days.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 141 restaurants were inspected July 10-16.
    Eva Flowe July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Flipping Novosad at the last minute was viewed as a significant victory for Oregon in the wake of Moore’s decision.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Serving a meal right from the skillet often gets a bad rap, unfairly viewed as a way to cut corners on dishwashing or being too lazy to plate your dishes.
    Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

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