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missdaredevil
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A poll taken *of* fifty women shows...
Can I also use *out of*?
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CP
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No. A poll of fifty women or a poll taken of fifty women means a survey taken in which the question(s) was/were asked of fifty women to find out what they think, and therefore what the whole population of women thinks.
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