Example Sentences

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The close ties between private equity and auditors have raised concerns over the potential threat to the independence of auditors, who are intended to be objective assessors of financial information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The most important people in the country all along were the rule-followers—corporate attorneys, regional judges, visa-processing functionaries, tax assessors, customs officials, food and drug regulators.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

In the southern city of Nabatieh on Wednesday, where its Ottoman-era market and surrounding businesses were completely destroyed, people were still waiting for the Hezbollah assessors to arrive.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

You wink to the show’s cancellation and the state of the industry this season with the church’s decision to shut down the assessors program even though it’s been a success.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

But most of us are, like Molly’s parents, terrible risk assessors.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt