face value
Example Sentences
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Taken at face value, the narrow scope of the new tariffs “limits direct and near-term costs,” a new report by Moody’s Ratings concluded.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
This is a function of America’s guardrail-deprived resale market, in which tickets are snapped up at face value then legally resold at extortionate prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Here, the promise that local law enforcement keeps people safe is often hard for residents to take at face value.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Damodaran’s own analysis took the company’s numbers more at face value than the bot did, which pushed back against some of the assumptions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Otherwise the sprawling household went about its business and took the newcomer at face value.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
