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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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Almost a third of U.S. adults experience “consistent financial stress,” according to a new Edward Jones and Gallup Money and Meaning poll released this week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Some 51% of U.S. adults place themselves alongside Wallace in this financial gray area, according to a new survey by Edward Jones and Gallup, their first on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A Gallup survey recently found that less than 20 percent of Americans between 14 and 29 are hopeful about A.I.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“They are now widely produced, aggregated and interpreted, and no longer represent an area where Gallup can make its most distinctive contribution,” the spokesperson added.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The nearest hospital to Nali’s was thirteen miles away in Gallup, New Mexico.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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