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verb

as in to survey
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information a reporter at the scene interviewing witnesses to the explosion

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Recent Examples of interview
Noun
Luis Galindo, a lawyer who has lived in The Tower for the past eight years, said in a September 2025 interview with the Star-Telegram there had been a change since the initiative launched. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026 Tremaine, a Nampa resident, told the Idaho Statesman in an interview. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Roommate had been on investigators’ radar Before his arrest Friday, Abugharbieh had been interviewed at least twice by law enforcement. Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 Zervos himself was interviewed for the Fed chair position but did not make it to the final group. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interview
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interview
Noun
  • How will rift with Cunningham affect 2026 session?
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
  • However, this strain on Floridians’ pocketbooks can’t compete with the governor’s immediate obsession with redrawing congressional districts in a four-day session that begins Tuesday.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Many of us have dreamed of stepping into Carrie Bradshaw’s walk-in closet and surveying a sea of Manolo Blahnik shoe boxes.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s well below the 214,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet were expecting.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Applause during a joint session is usually an awkward and partisan art; at the recent State of the Union, Vance and Johnson stood like professional opera clappers behind the President as Democrats in the audience shook their heads.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tinted mortar is a tool in the architect’s workshop.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And the hotel offers art workshops for children ages four to 10.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Our conversation has been edited and condensed.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Quick-thinking in your 1st House of Identity, squares expansive Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, pushing conversations around personal plans and family expectations.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Attendance at this year’s show is up about 5% from last year, according to Cinema United, the trade group that organizes the four-day convocation of thousands of movie theater owners, studio executives and industry folks at Caesars Palace.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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