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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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In a February 2024 poll, 28% of U.S. respondents told Gallup that immigration was the country’s most important problem – matching the largest share since tracking began in 1981.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Just 34% of Americans surveyed by Gallup in August said it was a good time to find a quality job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Gallup Economic Confidence Index summarizes Americans' assessments of current economic conditions and economic outlook and puts them on a scale of -100 to +100.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The share of U.S. non-homeowners who expect to buy a home within five years has dropped to 25%, the lowest level Gallup has recorded since it began asking the question more than a decade ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Yet many scholars denounced Gallup as a crackpot, and she wanted to prove them wrong.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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