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Gallup

American  
[gal-uhp] / ˈgæl əp /

noun

  1. George Horace, 1901–84, U.S. statistician.

  2. a city in W New Mexico.


Gallup British  
/ ˈɡæləp /

noun

  1. George Horace. 1901–84, US statistician: devised the Gallup Poll; founded the American Institute of Public Opinion (1935) and its British counterpart (1936)

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A Gallup poll last year found that only a third of Europeans would be willing to fight to defend their country, compared with 41% in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

“His ratings on individual domestic issues such as the economy, immigration and the federal budget deficit, which were previously areas of relative strength for him, are no longer,” Gallup said.

From Barron's

“His ratings on individual domestic issues such as the economy, immigration and the federal budget deficit, which were previously areas of relative strength for him, are no longer,” Gallup said.

From Barron's

These findings confirm a 2024 Gallup survey that showed a majority of Americans report not getting enough sleep and are feeling more anxiety and stress, continuing a decades-long trend.

From Salon

In May, a Gallup poll found that 25% of American men aged 15 to 34 reported feeling lonely a lot of the time, while in other wealthy countries the average was 15%.

From The Wall Street Journal