appraise
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Ms. de Graaf is similarly skeptical of the question’s usefulness and helpfully describes what she calls “epistemic” rationality: It involves “the way you appraise reality. Maybe you appraise it differently from other people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
If your husband wants to appraise his children of your estate plan, he can do that.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
YouTube Recap doesn't just appraise your music tastes, but all those weird cat videos you watched in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
That’s a huge time-saver for insurance agents or restoration specialists looking to appraise a property.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2025
He and Jutta smuggle the device back to Viktoriastrasse 3 and appraise it beneath an electric lamp.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The ceramics and glass expert, with Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh, joined the BBC programme in 2018 as one of the specialists who appraises objects brought in by members of the public.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“There is a bid/ask spread just like there is for any other traded asset,” explained Trip Brannen, chief financial officer at Coinfully, a company that appraises and purchases coins.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
We follow her gaze as she studies, appraises and, with a frown, corrects her work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
He appraises the chance of a Buffett deal as good.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2022
May laughed appreciatively and said: “Which goes to show how much ’Liza appraises John’s ability to wash dishes.”
From Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
Raj Bhakta, a former “Apprentice” contestant, bought the land at a 77% discount to its appraised value shortly after the school closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“We plan to sell it to another family member for the appraised value.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
We plan to sell it to another family member for the appraised value, but that may happen after the six-month time frame.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
A giant digital screen onstage features a countdown clock and a loudspeaker along the main thoroughfare also keeps guests appraised of how much time they have the get back to their seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
She offered Ekon a gummy smile as they appraised each other, and he fought a shudder—she was missing several teeth.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Still, Mr. Turley observes, the newly independent Americans’ rage “would prove transformative for many framers in appraising the promise and the perils of democratic systems.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Buffett’s success hinges on his skills as a value investor, “always appraising stocks as fractional-ownership interests in businesses that he planned to hold over the long term,” said the manager of the $23.5 billion fund.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
She wasn't interested to know that Clyde, appraising us from his teeny terrarium, was a near-doppelgänger for the 16 1/2-year-old companion I had lost a few months before.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
Star, meanwhile, said Mrs Macron had "great talent" when appraising her performance.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Beside the calm, sane, appraising eyes of the dogs, her eyes looked crazy.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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