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evaluate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt] / ɪˈvæl yuˌeɪt /


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The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Ricci said his organization’s members “are doing their best to facilitate responsible access to life-changing education for students, including by reassessing how they evaluate creditworthiness in their loan programs.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

An article on the Xtend website celebrates the regulator granting the device a designation to evaluate its utility in treating progeria, a disease that causes children to age prematurely.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"I bet there's a lot of math going on in boardrooms at Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok as they evaluate what that means if they know thousands of cases are coming their way," she added.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A mother’s death causes a man to look back on and evaluate his own life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela