1
as in analyzing
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining
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2
as in trying
to make an effort to do
assaying the task of writing his autobiography
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Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors gain key insights, as these experts assign ratings after thoroughly analyzing a company’s fundamentals and the macro and micro factors impacting its performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The numbers for jobs and costs came from analyzing facilities that have had similar transitions.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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With high-scoring teammate Leon Draisaitl possibly returning from injury for the start of the postseason, the Oilers are trying to get back into top form in time to make another deep run.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Administration officials labeled Good and Pretti domestic terrorists and said Good, who was also behind the wheel of her car when shot, was trying to run officers over.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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And while dissecting the short and long-term impact of a single inflation report can be difficult to do with precision, there are some items borrowers should consider now.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The post sent the food corner of social media into overdrive, with fans dissecting the mockups and speculating about what a Crumbl donut experience could actually look like.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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With a hundred and forty-one residential projects in development and twenty thousand new residents projected for the neighborhood by 2035, the city is attempting to reproduce the idea at building scale.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Williams gave up a leadoff single to Chapman — who was thrown out attempting to steal second — but then gave up only a harmless single to Heliot Ramos before closing it out.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Mecklenburg County commissioners are assessing whether to proceed with building three more community resource centers, with some saying the money can be better spent elsewhere.—
Mary Ramsey
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Major European economies also are assessing how to cushion any impact to other vulnerable shipping routes such as the Red Sea and the South China Sea.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rwanda is striving to ensure food security amid the latest global pressures on farm inputs like fertilizer, whose prices have been rising since the Iran war began.—
Evelyne Musambi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Rwanda is striving to ensure food security amid the latest global pressures on farm inputs like fertilizer, whose prices have been rising since the Iran war began.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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By examining brain tissue removed in such surgeries, a team led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has identified mutations in genes that control the growth of neurons, including one affecting an enzyme that is important in cell proliferation.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This makes examining blood vessels and oxygen levels potential biomarkers that could improve breast cancer diagnosis.—
Quing Zhu,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Assaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaying. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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