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assessment

[uh-ses-muhnt] / əˈsɛs mənt /




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Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, both agreed with Amodei's assessment.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

When I talked with co-founders and husband-and-wife duo Jason and Emily McCarthy leading up to the 25th anniversary, I asked if that was a fair assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted territory.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“A federal assessment that presents impacts derived primarily from implausible high emissions pathways as ordinary planning futures is inconsistent with these principles,” it says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

All that stands in the way of our assessment of our sixteenth- and seventeenth-century ancestors as cruel, barbaric monsters is what they produced in art, poetry, architecture and music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Positive responses were defined as receiving interview requests, a mix of phone and video screenings, positive email responses or assessments to be completed.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

National climate assessments are important because their projections can inform federal infrastructure planning, risk assessments, regulations, disaster preparedness and cost-benefit analyses, including from hazards such as wildfires, floods, drought and sea-level rise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Weapons stored inside those underground sites are likely to be well-preserved, according to Israeli military assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

He said it was one of a number of assessments for pupils doing their GCSEs.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

And while Americans were still digesting these worrisome assessments, out of the Middle East came the first sketchy reports of Egyptian troops massing on the Israeli border.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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