assess
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A spokesperson for the Department of Health said it continued to work closely with health trusts to assess how surgery, both elective surgery and EGS, could be delivered safely and sustainably at Causeway Hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
These findings were combined into a single score used to assess the amount of Alzheimer's related pathology in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The official said the Navy takes every servicemember’s well-being seriously and has religious, medical and mental-health professionals available to assess and address concerns as they arise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I need to assess the injuries,” Dr. Martin adds.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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Such matters will give Carrick something to think about on the flight back to Manchester as he assesses how best to go about starting the Premier League campaign.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The FAA, which manages environmental analyses as part of its work overseeing some space activities, assesses the effects and discusses alternatives when carrying them out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A recent analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, an independent nonprofit that assesses the value of medical treatments, concluded that GLP-1 drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound are cost-effective.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Switzerland's biggest bank, which is among the world's largest wealth managers, produces the annual UBS Global Wealth Report, which assesses personal wealth trends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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
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Property taxes can increase after the first year if the local government reassesses the home’s value after it changes hands, or if the property’s assessed value changes under local tax rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The full extent of the damage is still being assessed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But after the home is completed, the taxes are based on the new assessed value, which includes the completed home and the land.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
In its analysis of a data set of 5,000 private-letter deals rated by Egan-Jones, the Journal also assessed how the firm’s ratings compare with those of peers, drawing on limited publicly available data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Emily tugged on the straps of her backpack and assessed the building and street.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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There are three parts to assessing your needs before you set up a financial plan: risk need, risk capacity and risk tolerance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The ongoing investigation is looking into who participated in the spying and assessing the culpability of those who knew it was happening.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She added that she has never viewed the homeless count as a precise tool for assessing the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Once a vessel is docked at a Chinese port, inspectors assessing safety conditions of foreign vessels board the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A committee assessing the condition of the coal mines.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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