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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 poll from Gallup last year found that the percentage of adults in the U.S. that drink had fallen to 54%.

From The Wall Street Journal

A survey across 61 countries published by Gallup International in January found that Leo has easily the highest approval rating of any global leader.

From The Wall Street Journal

A recent Gallup poll on the impact of rising healthcare costs overall painted the same picture of policyholders under pressure.

From MarketWatch

The average retirement age in the U.S. was 61, according to a 2022 Gallup survey — but the target retirement age among people who have not yet retired is 66, the Gallup survey said.

From MarketWatch

In Finland, which placed first in Gallup’s ranking for the ninth year in a row, the prime minister expressed support earlier this year for banning social media for children under age 15.

From MarketWatch