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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A Gallup survey released last week found that 27% of American workers fear technology will make their job obsolete, a record high, and double the share in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

A recent Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans surveyed accurately understand how the rest of the world views this country.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the US, polling by Gallup published in May suggested having a data centre in your area was more unpopular than having a nuclear power station.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

They were educated only enough to know they wanted to leave the reservation; when they got to Gallup there weren’t many jobs they could get.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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