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as in interviewing
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 examining
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 surveying
While several days have passed and the thousands initially left without power after the storm have almost all had their electricity restored, NWS is still surveying the damage.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
As residents of parts of these states were recovering and surveying the damage from a destructive derecho that swept through Wednesday night with up to 80 mph winds, they were hit again less than 24 hours later with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Authorities were surveying the damage Friday and preparing to issue emergency declarations needed to get recovery funding.
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Dave Collins,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
Over the past few years, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida has been exploring how these challenges impact financial stability and food insecurity in our neighborhoods — surveying more than 250 community members and leading round-table discussions to get to the root of the problem.
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Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
As residents of parts of these states were recovering and surveying the damage from a destructive derecho that swept through Wednesday night with up to 80 mph winds, they were hit again less than 24 hours later with another round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
—
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Authorities were surveying the damage Friday and preparing to issue emergency declarations needed to get recovery funding.
—
Dave Collins,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
Over the past few years, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida has been exploring how these challenges impact financial stability and food insecurity in our neighborhoods — surveying more than 250 community members and leading round-table discussions to get to the root of the problem.
—
Keonna Yearwood-Branch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Don’t worry about getting a celebrity or interviewing someone famous.
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But her strongest assets were her human instincts, her news judgment, her skilled interviewing techniques and shoe-leather reporting.
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Drill Tech-Obayashi alleges Yuba Water is steering that investigation away from examining its own operational decisions while focusing instead on the contractor’s work.
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The story reported that the victims had completed a safety course, while also examining state requirements and the large share of California boaters who had not.
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At the time, AFTVnews reported that two of the apps served as residential proxy providers and were considered riskware, and that the other two had APK files that were flagged by virus-scanning tools.
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AmbiStack takes over downstream by scanning and stacking cases for receiving.
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The former Republican governor didn’t state a reason for the flights on air logs, but Fitzpatrick was able to determine reasons for some trips by reviewing old media advisories and news releases.
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Safety is given to us by intelligence analysts reviewing threats 24 hours a day, by commandos ready to deploy at a moment’s notice, and by leaders who find the courage to make the toughest calls.
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Rux used to work as a mechanical engineer inspecting roads for cracks that result from use and weathering.
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Bud Carpenter walked up to join Ed and me in inspecting the prize.
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In a time of profound uncertainty, early Americans watched it closely despite poor viewing conditions.
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Nielsen now captures out-of-home viewing far more extensively than in either prior cycle, which flatters every 2026 number.
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“Surveying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveying. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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