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assessment

[uh-ses-muhnt] / əˈsɛs mənt /




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Even in the handful of places where homeowners can argue they are being unfairly assessed based on another assessment, such as Iowa, it’s a hard case to win, she said.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Stephen A. Adamus is a property assessment specialist and a 14-year veteran of the L.A. county assessor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“They’re in assessment mode. There’s a lot of upstream investor interest in brownfields, abandoned fields.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Though lawmakers are trying to find ways to ease the burden on taxpayers, Langley said removing assessment caps seems like a difficult task.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Compton relayed Lawrence’s words to Bush the next day, repeating Ernest’s dreary assessment of Briggs as “slow, conservative, methodical, and accustomed to operate at peacetime government bureau tempo.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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