Noun The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout. a 50 percent voter turnoutVerb we turn out early on workdays it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
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In March 2021, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order directing each agency of the federal government to evaluate ways to encourage voter registration and turnout. Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Take Your Souls to the Polls is an annual effort spearheaded by the faith community to increase voter turnout among communities of color. Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2022 Following a Sunday-morning service, churchgoers in Boynton Beach made a half-mile trip north to hit the polls as part of an effort to increase voter turnout in this month’s primary elections. Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022 With the midterms slightly more than four months away, Democrats are hoping that anger over last week’s rulings will increase turnout and win over some wavering voters. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 26 June 2022 The new mail-in ballot system, instituted during the pandemic, could drastically increase turnout. Benjamin Oreskesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2022 The system was supposed to be less costly and increase voter turnout.Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022 Cayo Cotter said voting before election day became one solution to increase youth turnout. Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Yet by 2018 black voter registration and turnout rates in the Peach State surpassed those of whites. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2022
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Of course, thousands of people are expected to turn out to pay their respects as the late queen makes her final journey back to London. Elizabeth Kuhr, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 For organizations like City Ranch, meanwhile, the goal isn’t necessarily to turn out professional riders. Sarah Enelow-snyder, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The questions can be teed up for consideration during the spring primary, when Republican voters are more likely to turn out than Democrats.CBS News, 29 July 2022 They are expected to turn out at the demonstration at Palisades Park.Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022 So yes, there is precedent, and a whiff of hope that things could turn out to be just peachy. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 An Athens developer is building what is slated to be Greece’s largest mall, betting that Greeks and tourists will turn out for an in-person shopping experience even as large malls struggle elsewhere. Anne Kadet, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The Brahmas defended the option run well and made a few big plays on offense to inspire hope that this season will turn out different from last year’s forgettable campaign. Zach Mason, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Aug. 2022 But pretending that everything will always turn out well isn’t the solution either. Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 See More