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[uh-prayz] / əˈpreɪz /


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The temptation to amuse the audience led him to betray his duty to appraise the work of aspiring artists who tremblingly dared present themselves before His Nasty Majesty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

If your husband wants to appraise his children of your estate plan, he can do that.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

He used a meandering conversation and a few hours to get AI to build Sprout Gifts, a gifting registry for kids, and an app to appraise any items via photos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

YouTube Recap doesn't just appraise your music tastes, but all those weird cat videos you watched in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

If you could for a moment rise up out of your own beloved skin and appraise ant, human, and virus as equally resourceful beings, you might admire the accord they have all struck in Africa.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Assuming the property appraises at the higher purchase price, the seller would receive about $2,680 more before commissions and other transaction costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The ceramics and glass expert, with Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh, joined the BBC programme in 2018 as one of the specialists who appraises objects brought in by members of the public.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“There is a bid/ask spread just like there is for any other traded asset,” explained Trip Brannen, chief financial officer at Coinfully, a company that appraises and purchases coins.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

To put it another way: The cost of replacing a cracked screen on a year-old iPhone 14 is nearly equivalent to the phone’s value, which Apple appraises at $430 in trade-in credit.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

He was not in the least the kind of young man who appraises passing women, very far from a starer.

From Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort

That is leading investors and fund managers to get struggling projects appraised at fair market value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Looking back, he said it was "quite evident that nobody was fully appraised of the potential hazard that they were exposed to".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Raj Bhakta, a former “Apprentice” contestant, bought the land at a 77% discount to its appraised value shortly after the school closed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Capital Group declined to confirm the reported $ 210 million sale price, but the building was last appraised in late 2024 at $212.5 million, down from $605 million 10 years earlier, according to Bloomberg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Dorcas has been acknowledged, appraised and dismissed in the time it takes for a needle to find its opening groove.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Still, Mr. Turley observes, the newly independent Americans’ rage “would prove transformative for many framers in appraising the promise and the perils of democratic systems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Buffett’s success hinges on his skills as a value investor, “always appraising stocks as fractional-ownership interests in businesses that he planned to hold over the long term,” said the manager of the $23.5 billion fund.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025

She wasn't interested to know that Clyde, appraising us from his teeny terrarium, was a near-doppelgänger for the 16 1/2-year-old companion I had lost a few months before.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024

Star, meanwhile, said Mrs Macron had "great talent" when appraising her performance.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

Rishi looked at her for another long moment, appraising.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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