assess
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The report comes three months after a federal judge ordered sweeping reforms at the facility and appointed two court monitors to assess the conditions at the facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Clearer evidence about the economics of robotaxis and robotics would help investors assess the eventual payoff.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Scientists then measured blood lipid biomarkers that are commonly used to assess heart disease risk.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“The thing is to always be looking around, understanding where you fit,” he added, and “not to deny, not to double down, but to actually assess whether someone has found your weaknesses.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
We can’t possibly hope to examine all the wild plant species of even a circumscribed area like California, and to assess how many of them would have been domesticable.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The county assesses the property as farmland worth $20,008, but estimates its market value is $2.9 million.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Shares of Meta Platforms have been choppy on Wednesday as Wall Street assesses the implications of the company’s settlement in a closely watched legal battle over child safety.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Others, however, expect the BOK to pause as it assesses the impact of the July hike and the weak recovery in consumer spending, before tightening again in October or November to curb price growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The tinkerer quickly assesses the situation before nodding.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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The French group runs a scheme under which authors can get their books assessed and then labelled as a "human creation" for a small fee, with about 200 works so far given the stamp.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
That led to a change in how Ofsted assessed schools, bringing in report cards designed to grade schools on several areas, rather than focusing on one overall grade.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Outlaw Ocean investigation assessed more than 500 seafood companies that made marketing claims that were comparable to — or stronger than — those cited in the lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Most participants assessed that another increase in the target range for the federal-funds rate would likely be appropriate by year end,” the minutes said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Social class, once so easily assessed by the car in the driveway or the purse on the arm, has become harder to see in the things Americans buy.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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Curated by the museum’s Benjamin W. Colman and on view through Jan. 3, 2027, the show groups artworks by the nature of the buildings, offering a fresh vantage point for assessing O’Keeffe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We can no longer look at marine heatwaves in isolation when assessing the impact of warming events on coastal and oceanic ecosystems," said Mazzini.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The basic logic underpinning his thinking is that the more people who own and use bitcoin, the greater the adoption of its network, which can provide a base for assessing its value.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"After conversations this week and further assessing the past month, our club's standards of what's expected from a leader for one of our teams have not been met."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
After a minute of assessing how level I am, he takes another, thinner block and slips it under my left foot so that it’s on top of the first block.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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