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assess

[uh-ses] / əˈsɛs /




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While Mr. Gordon makes a compelling case, it seems that it would be important for any investor, private or public, to assess the associated risks in any U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Among other things, researchers will be able to assess the animals’ physiological stress — for instance, if their heart rate spikes while going over the freeway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

While officially there is no link between them, authorities from various countries will be co-operating to assess whether this was a co-ordinated attack, designed to disrupt airspace.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Investors look to gross margin to assess a company’s profitability, as the metric measures the company’s ability to retain revenue after paying for the cost of making its products.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

To assess his hair color, the man snips a lock of hair from Werner’s head and compares it to thirty or so other locks clipped to a board, arrayed darkest to lightest.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

BBC Sport assesses a chaotic night in central London.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The company has a formula that assesses how much of a credit risk each of us poses, and it licenses it to the big three credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Identifying those signals could help researchers better understand how wildlife assesses potential threats in environments shared with humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

He assesses them with his shrewd, twinkly, ironic little eyes and calls them “sir,” as if they’re his graduate students.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Oil prices were mixed Thursday following a sharp selloff in the previous session as traders assessed the outlook for U.S.-Iran relations and recovering oil supplies from the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"It's not about me," is a phrase Carrick has repeated often as he has assessed the wreckage of another bad result.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

An IQ of more than 70 can mean that young people, even those who have previously been assessed as having SEN as a child, cannot access disability services as an adult.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Oil prices fell Thursday as traders assessed fresh U.S. efforts to revive peace negotiations with Iran against persistent Middle East supply risks and the possibility of renewed military escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

As soon as the sheriff assessed the situation, he sighed heavily, wishing to hell that he’d never had a phone installed in his living room.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Economist Brian Tan now expects BNM to raise its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.00% in March 2027, reversing last year’s rate cut before assessing whether further tightening is needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Aspects tested in the exercise will include coordination arrangements, rehearsing the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies, and assessing whether the different components can integrate and operate effectively as one multinational force, said Bateman.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

There is uncertainty and disagreement about how the tax would be levied on sports team owners, and how their ownership stakes would be evaluated by the state when assessing their assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"We're currently over capacity," says Dr Zoe Morgan-Pittard, who is so busy that she's placed stickers on her arms to remind her who she's been assessing.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

He is aware of the bartender glancing at them briefly, assessing their potential.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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