poll
noun
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
had polled
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past perfectof poll.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ince had polled around 8% of the votes when his candidacy was first announced, but his popularity ratings have since dropped to around 2%, according to opinion surveys.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
Her party won the September 2022 elections with 26% of the vote, even though it had polled only 4.3% four years earlier.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
It said it had polled 1,780 athletes, and 68 percent did not think the Games could be fairly contested this summer.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020
His opponent, Andy Foster, who had polled only in the single digits in previous mayor’s races, beat Mr. Lester by 503 votes on Saturday after receiving Mr. Jackson’s political and financial backing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2019
Mr. Bradlaugh polled 1,766, having added another 133 voters to those who had polled for him in the previous February.
From Autobiographical Sketches by Annie Wood Besant
