judgment call
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How much of your portfolio you want to allocate to momentum is going to be a judgment call.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tort cases can be difficult to win, in part because the government can claim a “discretionary function exception,” which shields the agency from liability when the situation involves a policy-driven judgment call.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Clearly, it is a judgment call to determine how to respond to intermediate-category inflation deviations,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“It’s a judgment call, Mr. Hooks,” Art Moran said.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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