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evaluate

[ih-val-yoo-eyt] / ɪˈvæl juˌeɪt /


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That means the newly identified features could potentially help scientists evaluate whether high-resolution hurricane forecasting models are accurately reproducing the physical process that allows tilted storms to become vertically aligned.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Concord Public Library declared a year-long amnesty on overdue fines from 1 September 2026, with plans to evaluate the effects of a "fine-free library".

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The setup, Anthropic has said, “can ensure that the organizational leadership is incentivized to carefully evaluate future models for catastrophic risks … rather than prioritizing being the first to market above all other objectives.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

There’s a recommendation by the committee for Kasek to return in 2027 to evaluate whether the third year of the playoff ban should be eliminated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

After the fact, seismologists study measurements of the ground’s movement taken by seismographs and evaluate the damage done by the quake to decide what magnitude to assign to the event.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Vals AI, a company that evaluates today’s AI models, maintains an RSI Index that benchmarks whether models can “do the research that builds the next model.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Professor WooChul Jung, who led the study, stated: "This research is significant because it quantitatively evaluates the performance of nanocatalysts while also identifying their actual reaction sites and operating mechanisms."

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Then on Tuesday, the AISI, the UK government agency which evaluates cutting-edge models, then said it had detected a "security incident" during a routine evaluation.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

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

First off, I don’t go through the line for anything, to avoid that vulnerable moment of coming out into the lunchroom, that moment when every head lifts and evaluates: friend, enemy, or loser.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

There is no indication the FAA’s determination evaluated drone operations from the proposed complex.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

A seventh person was evaluated at the scene but declined transport to a medical facility, the fire department said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Some factors that could affect both which treatment a patient received and how their health changed over time could not be fully evaluated.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Trevor Longely said Stellantis evaluated options to return automotive production to Brampton, but “none provided a sustainable long-term business case that would support continued operations at the facility.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

There was something about making the person with the head injury speak a favorite nursery rhyme so that speech patterns—slurring, et cetera—could be evaluated.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

Laforge said the main way to assess this is by evaluating the number of owners, both directly and via exchange-traded funds, as well as looking at addresses holding a balance and transacting each day.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Chief Executive Luca Ferrari in an email said the company limited its key performance metrics to those it believes “are most useful for evaluating the company’s performance over time.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Triage then focuses on determining how likely a patient is to develop kidney failure, as well as evaluating cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

If Paxton wins, an incomplete picture of his finances could prevent watchdogs from evaluating his conflicts of interest as a senator, Holman and others said.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

I take one more look at my drawing from the yoga room earlier, carefully evaluating it as I pull it down off the wall.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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