- present tense form of assess (3rd person singular).
assesses
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Others, however, expect the BOK to pause as it assesses the impact of the July hike and the weak recovery in consumer spending, before tightening again in October or November to curb price growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A recent analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, an independent nonprofit that assesses the value of medical treatments, concluded that GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound are cost-effective.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
BBC Sport's Neil Johnston assesses how the players performed on Tuesday - and you can see how readers rated them at the bottom of the page too.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Switzerland's biggest bank, which is among the world's largest wealth managers, produces the annual UBS Global Wealth Report, which assesses personal wealth trends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The tinkerer quickly assesses the situation before nodding.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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