- present tense form of assess (3rd person singular).
assesses
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For example, the Sri Lanka Tea board has used ISO 3103 in its tasting unit, which assesses tea before auction and export.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 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
BANGKOK—Higher interest rates and persistent inflation in the U.S. and elsewhere have upturned the way Moody’s assesses risk, according to the ratings company’s chief credit officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy looks at some of the scenarios being imagined and assesses how likely they are.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The tinkerer quickly assesses the situation before nodding.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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