judgment call

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Tort cases can be difficult to win, in part because the government can claim a “discretionary function exception,” which shields the agency from liability when the situation involves a policy-driven judgment call.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“Clearly, it is a judgment call to determine how to respond to intermediate-category inflation deviations,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Especially because you now know the airline won’t make that judgment call for you.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

The decision to cut rates or pause rates next month requires “a judgment call about where the risks of not moving are, and where the risks of moving are,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman