Example Sentences

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"Knowledge gaps are huge", Dhaka's IID policy research centre warned on Tuesday, saying just over a third of people it had surveyed - 37 percent -- know what the charter includes.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

An administration official denied that Witkoff held a meeting with Zhao at the conference or that he had surveyed people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was the first time the company had surveyed the issue.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

I was having dinner with the director after the talk and I learned that they had surveyed visitors to find out how much visitors already knew about seashells.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2021

After the pigs had gone and I had surveyed the terrain to my satisfaction, I climbed down and continued walking.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah