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assess

[uh-ses] / əˈsɛs /




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Here's how to assess whether it's a bargain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“We need a little bit of time to assess what exactly that requirement would look like,” said Kate Huckelbridge, executive director of the Coastal Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

If that person made $109,123, however, there would only be $1 left in the bracket to convert, and that person would have to assess whether they wanted to pay 24% on the conversion amount.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Gold prices remained under pressure as investors cautiously assess the unfolding U.S. midterm results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

We must strive for incorruptibility, and must assess our motives on a daily basis.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The company has a formula that assesses how much of a credit risk each of us poses, and it licenses it to the big three credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Investors will watch how the BOJ assesses underlying inflation and explains the timing of further tightening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Identifying those signals could help researchers better understand how wildlife assesses potential threats in environments shared with humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Mom assesses a shriveled turnip, squeezing as she rotates it.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

E.R.’s are designed to be way stations where patients get assessed, admitted if necessary and then transferred into wards for specialized attention and care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Among those advised to take statins, patients whose recommendations were based on calcium scans were much more likely to adhere to their medication regimen than those assessed using traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Oil prices rose but remained below $100 a barrel as traders assessed the outlook for U.S.-Iran relations and recovering oil supplies from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Blackpool Council's Health and Safety Teams have also assessed and updated the Council's Risk Assessments in respect of its own operations on the coastline.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

As her father assessed the scene, Stella could almost read his thoughts.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

If acquiring companies tend to overpay, you may want to keep this rule in mind when assessing such stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

A separate NHS trial of a test called Galleri recently failed to meet its main goal of reducing diagnoses of late-stage cancers, although researchers are still assessing its potential benefits.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Aspects tested in the exercise will include coordination arrangements, rehearsing the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies, and assessing whether the different components can integrate and operate effectively as one multinational force, said Bateman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The experiment demonstrated that the catalyst could convert glucose in a solution of this scale, an important step toward assessing its potential for medical applications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

A committee assessing the condition of the coal mines.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins


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