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Discover LudwigThe phrase "canvass of" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to mean a systematic inquiry. For example, "The environmental organization conducted a canvass of the local residents to understand their views on the proposed development."
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A canvass of the room, though, revealed mainly N.Y.U.
The Board of Elections will begin its official canvass of the machines on Friday.
Ohio counties then have an additional 10 days to conduct an official canvass of the vote.
After a fruitless canvass of the area, one officer, Robert Garland, tried another tack.
His telephone canvass of the rural, Protestant district never used the word Jew.
A canvass of the neighborhood uncovered no additional bodies or mutilated cats, the spokeswoman said.
Instead we've always taken our inspiration from a much broader canvass of art and design.
The government seems to have conducted a wide-ranging canvass of opinions in the scientific community.
The project grew out of a similarly ambitious canvass of New Jersey pizzerias for The Star-Ledger.
On November 17th, the counties would begin counting the provisional ballots and conduct a canvass of all votes cast.
A canvass of New Yorkers in the Upper East Side swim last week yielded both approving and disapproving anecdotes.
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