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as in imposing
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late
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as in estimating
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessing
Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Furthermore, releasing precise data on a rifle’s maximum range would have provided foreign analysts with a clear benchmark for assessing Chinese long-distance engagement capabilities, the equipment specialist said.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Authorities were still assessing the number of schoolchildren that might have been abducted, police spokesperson Ayanlade Olayinka told The Associated Press.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
For insights on assessing downside risks in speculative computing, see How Low Can IONQ Stock GO?
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Boost from other degrees Earning a bachelor's degree isn't the only way to boost earnings, with the analysis also assessing the long-term earnings boost for students who received associate's degrees and other certificates.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, European governments are assessing the merits of opening talks with Putin.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, European governments are assessing the merits of opening talks with Putin.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
But the idea that an AI bot can determine a verdict by assessing evidence distorts the meaning of legal judgment.
—Sonali Chakravarti, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Furthermore, releasing precise data on a rifle’s maximum range would have provided foreign analysts with a clear benchmark for assessing Chinese long-distance engagement capabilities, the equipment specialist said.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Authorities were still assessing the number of schoolchildren that might have been abducted, police spokesperson Ayanlade Olayinka told The Associated Press.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
For insights on assessing downside risks in speculative computing, see How Low Can IONQ Stock GO?
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Boost from other degrees Earning a bachelor's degree isn't the only way to boost earnings, with the analysis also assessing the long-term earnings boost for students who received associate's degrees and other certificates.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Meanwhile, European governments are assessing the merits of opening talks with Putin.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, European governments are assessing the merits of opening talks with Putin.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
But the idea that an AI bot can determine a verdict by assessing evidence distorts the meaning of legal judgment.
—Sonali Chakravarti, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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Most are talking about imposing significantly higher business taxes to pay for new or expanded programs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Yet that cannot be wielded, either logically or honestly, as an excuse for imposing war on the noble Cuban people.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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With federal protections in flux and the EWG estimating more than 200 million Americans could have PFAS in their drinking water above 1 part per trillion, the responsibility has largely shifted to consumers to figure this out themselves.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Worse still, the heat makes spilled oil more toxic, with some scientists estimating that the Gulf is the most polluted marine basin in the world.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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This Mosis padded laptop sleeve, $22, comes with a separate zippered carrying case that can hold your charging cables and accessories, like USB flash drives or external hard drives.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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In 1993, federal prosecutors in Miami considered charging him and several other senior Cuban military officials with cocaine trafficking based on testimony from Colombian traffickers that emerged in the drug trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the AP reported in 2006.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
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Seilie would argue that this measure, along with guidelines around valuing humans over synthetics, were probably not hard for studios to go along with accepting.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Shares closed at $311, up 68%, in its market debut, valuing the AI chipmaker at $67 billion.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Some of this revenue goes to the state levying the tax, and about 18 cents of it goes to the federal coffers.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Earlier this year, some lawmakers backed legislation that directly ran counter to his agenda, including a bill barring local governments statewide from levying a tax based on employee headcount and another prohibiting municipalities from taxing sports betting.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Top Wall Street analysts can help investors choose the right stock with strong long-term prospects, as these experts assign their ratings after evaluating all key aspects of a company’s business and the macro backdrop.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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Increasingly, younger professionals, families, consultants and location-independent workers are evaluating healthcare infrastructure alongside housing costs, taxation, work-life balance and overall quality of life.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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