Example Sentences

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Davis, just two weeks ago, had publicly lobbied for the Lakers to trade for a center and the team had been canvassing the NBA for options to pair with Davis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

He also suggested that the new leader had been "canvassing opinion for a leadership challenge" prior to Mr Blackford's departure.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

Some Musk associates had their own vested interest in the deal: days before Musk’s “on hold” tweets, for instance, All-In Summit co-organizer Jason Calacanis had been canvassing for investors who could back Musk’s initiative.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

Earl Dick, 60, an electrician at the company, said reporters from the World Socialist website, which has been writing about the strikes, had been canvassing the picket lines to recruit and take pictures, he claimed.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2019

Malcolm X followers had been canvassing with growing anxiety for a Harlem church that would accept the Saturday funeral.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey