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worm poll
 n.— «Clark Wins ‘Worm’ Poll. Labour leader Helen Clark was last night judged a two-time winner by undecided voters operating an electronic “worm” in the final TVNZ leaders’ debate, with Alliance leader Jim Anderton close on her heels.» —“Clark Wins ‘Worm’ Poll” by Ruth Laugesen The Dominion (New Zealand) Oct. 8, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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