The rules aren't clear in this case, so officials are required to make a judgment call.
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Fraser says her ability to make a judgment call — and then, in British fashion, get on with it—is a trait that’s served her well.—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026 And a person still has to make the judgment call when things get complicated.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 The analyst still read the intelligence, made the judgment call about version pinning and validated the AI agent’s findings and escalations.—Aqsa Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The demotion from network to Netflix may be a necessary concession to technology and the marketplace, but the decision to rebrand, or rather un-brand, the SAG awards is a judgment call, and a bad one.—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for judgment call