face value
Example Sentences
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Scotland has a new boom industry, at least if planning applications are taken at face value.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Investors won’t take the headline number at face value, as higher oil prices are the chief reason an outsize 0.4% increase in consumer prices is expected.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
“We have to take these sources at face value and assume that this is changing the economics and the economic viability of their industry and therefore delaying the energy transition,” Will Alpine said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
The idea appealed especially to German institutional investors, who either failed to read the fine print or took the ratings at face value.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
