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value

[val-yoo] / ˈvæl ju /




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What are other ways to say value? To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To prize is to value highly and cherish.

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Four Renaissance paintings of "extraordinary value" have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy's culture minister has said.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Many active managers are uncomfortable making bets that concentrated, especially since nearly all of the value is tied to the technology sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Smaller builders are trading near or below book value, and all have relatively small market capitalizations.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

“I feel great about our football team as it currently stands,” McVay said, “and I know he’ll add value if he decides to come.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

To bankrupt any of these firms, all that was required was a very slight decline in the value of their assets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Fans struggled to secure wheelchair accessible seats, especially after they were sold at astronomical resale values, and couldn’t get clear answers about what accommodations would be available in the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

As home prices exploded over the last few years, so have home values — and, in turn, property-tax bills.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Because the more Seemiller studies Gen Z, the more she finds a generation responding rationally to the world it inherited — not inventing entirely new values out of thin air.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

While the real world is complicated and messy, Dong values the “mathematical purity” of his reinforcement-learning work: “If you can create an environment where you can hill-climb, it’s a guaranteed return,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Now that I look back upon it, it was country life that formed my family’s values and are instilled in me to this day.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The second phase will begin early next year and cover "higher-value firearms" valued above AUS$3,000, capped at AUS$10,000.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Liverpool, who last won the Premier League in 2025, are now reportedly valued at between £5 billion and £6 billion after Friday's deal with the star-studded consortium.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Mark Walter’s sale of the Lakers, which valued the organization at $12.5 billion, was reportedly motivated by the spiraling price for an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

That deal valued the company at around $1 billion, according to a public filing from a company that had held an ownership stake.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Here he was, making her feel like a valued member of the team, telling her she was capable of anything.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Soon after the Manus launch, in May 2025, US investors Benchmark Capital led a $75 million funding round in Butterfly Effect, valuing it at nearly half a billion dollars.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Weeks earlier, in June 2024, the company’s stock had soared to its all-time high, valuing the drugmaker at $658 billion, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

It would be unfair to tag Barcola as the direct replacement for Mohamed Salah but with PSG valuing him at £145m, it would be a statement signing.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Agencies cannot put a thumb on the scale by taking account of a rule’s costs but not its benefits, particularly when there are established techniques for valuing the benefits.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

No matter where they were, Indigenous peoples’ governance was based on valuing what was best for the community over the needs or preferences of individuals.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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