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 According to a 2024 Chicago Council on Global Affairs poll, just 19 percent of those surveyed expressed concern about foreign threats. Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 As City surveyed the market for forward options last week, several sources familiar with Alvarez’s situation indicated that his former side monitored developments to see whether a return would be possible, but did not receive any encouragement. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 While half of Gen-Z use AI weekly, 48% of young working people now believe the risks of AI outweigh the benefits, and 44% of Gen-Z workers (subscription required) surveyed in one report admit to actively resisting their companies' AI efforts. Michael Chavira, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 In 2023, the British restaurant ordering and payment platform Slerp surveyed 100 people and found more than 60% couldn’t tell if different images of food were authentic photographs or AI-generated. David MacK, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The group surveyed over 2,000 people, ages 14-24, and a majority cited a sensitivity to how their beliefs were portrayed on-screen. William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 According to the report, which surveyed more than 500 delivery operators, the median year-over-year increase in cost per delivery was 12 percent in 2026, matching the 12 percent increase recorded in 2025. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Half of those surveyed said just a one-week delay in pay would cause a major financial hardship. Dan Avery, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 It's been 17 years since Byers surveyed glacial lakes in the Himalayas and ran into a television crew just after crossing an 18,000-foot pass. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2023, Wertheim interviewed University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders for the 56th season opener.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Though historically rare, murder or homicide charges in high-speed crashes that don’t involve drugs or alcohol are becoming increasingly common, according to experts interviewed by USA TODAY.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Still, the study helps to explain previous research that has examined the connection between music and physiological and psychological stress responses.
    Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • China tests anti-drone artillery Wang Lei and his team examined how large-caliber guns could attack groups of small unmanned weapons.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Scientists gave participants blind taste tests, then scanned their brains during tastings.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Woodland’s cameras have scanned more than 392,000 license plates in the past 30 days, according to the department’s transparency website.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • In a 30-page order filed in the Southern District of Florida reviewed by USA TODAY, Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for the brothers' release.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After the 2012 pay cut, salaries were reviewed again in 2017 but the government chose not to adopt a recommendation to increase them.
    Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Those are notable numbers for Turek in a state dominated by the GOP for the past decade; Turek has an edge among independent voters and a positive favorability rating compared to Hinson, who is viewed more negatively.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Forgetting the past and merely assessing the present, the Bengals are contenders and should be viewed as such.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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