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assess

[uh-ses] / əˈsɛs /




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It’s also developing a due-diligence framework to assess whether private ratings are mapped appropriately to regulatory risk categories.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Executives quickly pulled its entire SAP system, which tracks everything from financial to human-resource matters, offline to assess the damage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Because EEG readings can be collected without invasive medical procedures, the researchers believe sleep-based brain age measurements could eventually help assess dementia risk outside traditional clinics.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Anthropic is working with Irregular to assess the situation, it said, and the company has contacted or attempted to contact all three impacted organizations.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

I went into the Hab again to assess damage.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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 England reporter Alex Howell assesses how the players performed in Atlanta on Wednesday.

From BBC Jul. 1, 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 other 75% take the USA Hire Standard Assessment, which assesses a variety of cognitive skills.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Meanwhile, in Rice’s Station, Lee assesses the situation.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

The team then evaluated how the compounds affected TAOK-1 and assessed whether they had properties considered desirable in potential drugs.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

They then assessed the nutritional information for products marketed to children aged 6 to 36 months.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Following rigorous security checks, the offender has been transferred to a high-security psychiatric unit, where he will remain until assessed fit to return to prison.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly held interest rates steady on Wednesday as it assessed the effects of previous tightening moves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Now with the threat of Cluny upon Redwall, the two old friends assessed the beauteous bounty of their lifelong abode.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Freya Macfarlane, one of the lifeguards tasked with keeping people safe on Northern Ireland's beaches, said this means each day starts with assessing the water and the beach for hazards.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Once a vessel is docked at a Chinese port, inspectors assessing safety conditions of foreign vessels board the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

"We are still assessing the extent of injuries and property damage, but I have been informed that there have already been several injuries," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“We are continually assessing how much we want to commit to any one lab given how dynamic a moment this is,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

A committee assessing the condition of the coal mines.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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