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evaluate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt] / ɪˈvæl juˌeɪt /


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But federal support was provided on the firm principle that distribution was to be determined by disinterested experts qualified to evaluate the merits of scientific and technological proposals.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

The Confederation of African Football said its president Dr Patrice Motsepe would host a meeting of its executive committee next week to "assess and evaluate" the proposals.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

These leaders argued that, with appropriate oversight, viruses could be manipulated, making them more transmissible or deadly, to evaluate how likely they were to make the leap to humans from animals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

To evaluate and calibrate the imager, researchers are comparing Psyche's flyby observations with data collected by other spacecraft and rovers at Mars.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Still, Hoover himself had interviewed her in Washington, not once, but twice, and he arranged for a government expert on “mental diseases” to evaluate her.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

She remains on a leave of absence while the council evaluates all of the facts surrounding the incident, Sausalito Mayor Steven Woodside said in a Tuesday evening statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

And with “In the Mouth of Madness,” he once again evaluates the price of making great art, but this time from a safer distance.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

For its part, Palantir’s board said the company has its own due diligence processes and evaluates the risks involved in customer engagements.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

This method evaluates how effectively a substance can neutralize viral particles.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

Each week he evaluates our progress and makes a note on the wall.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Anthropic evaluated more than 141,000 "evaluation runs" and found that three different versions of its model, known as Claude, improperly accessed the systems of three unnamed organizations.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Hundreds of prospects are evaluated by NFL experts and Seydou was projected to be picked on the final day, when rounds four to seven take place.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The AIs then hacked into a rival AI company to find answers to the test they were being evaluated on.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

For more than 40 years, I’ve worked with wealthy individuals and families, advised on estate planning and taxation, and evaluated investment managers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

He evaluated my game this way: I had potential to become a decent player provided I was prepared to work hard to unlearn the numerous bad habits I had taught myself.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

He added, however, that PayPal remains “open and objective in evaluating opportunities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The difference is important because scientists are drawn to Europa by the combination of liquid water, chemistry and energy, which are all essential factors when evaluating whether an environment could support life.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The majority of poll respondents chose the guaranteed money over the superior expected-value risk, suggesting that they aren’t evaluating the decision solely through the lens of expected value.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

USA Today, Politico, the Economist, People Inc. and Reuters are all evaluating how, or even if, they will continue to work with Google.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

We had no reliable way of evaluating the situation in the country, and concluded it would neither be fair nor wise for us to offer guidance on matters about which we were uninformed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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