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assessment

[uh-ses-muhnt] / əˈsɛs mənt /




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When Natasha and other residents at her block were told a fire risk assessment showed the cladding needed to be removed, she says her buildings insurance went up by 94%.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The drone was supposed to fly for the first time in 2021, but didn’t have its first flight until April, according to a Pentagon assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Officials say the last child death was more than two weeks before their late-September assessment, while teams continue visiting villages.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kraft and the other analysts at Deutsche Bank made their assessment as the film and TV industry grapples with consolidation, a production pullback in Hollywood and the possible impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Shanti had flinched slightly at Mrs. Mirabov’s assessment, as if she’d told Shanti that her personality made her look fat.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Their analysis found that conventional assessments underestimate total heat exposure by more than 150% on average, a difference that could have important consequences for understanding ecosystem health.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

A 2026 Public Policy Institute of California survey found that districts used 24 different assessments, along with other exams and report cards, to satisfy the basic-skills requirement among fifth-graders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nepal's energy sector accounted for about half of the infrastructure damage from the disaster, according to government assessments.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Along with Egypt, U.A.E. officials were increasingly worried about Hamas, discussing their intelligence assessments among themselves and sharing them with the U.S., the Arab government officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

We generated background studies, psychological assessments, daily chronologies, myriad facts and extrapolations.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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