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as in imposed
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 estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessed
The juvenile mountain lion was taken to a local veterinarian to be assessed, Cort Klopping, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, said Wednesday afternoon.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The Democratic Caucus said the fines are being assessed under rules enacted in 2023 specifically to punish Texas House Democrats for breaking quorum in 2021, when members left the state for 38 days to block GOP voting restrictions.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Their sleep patterns and physical activity were measured via wearables, and their diet was assessed through a questionnaire.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
House Democratic Caucus leader Gene Wu of Houston said in a statement that members plan to protest the levies assessed by the House Administration Committee.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
These submissions do not argue for the absence of regulation, but for greater precision in how different digital asset systems are defined and assessed.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
European and Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped on Monday as investors assessed geopolitical threats.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Byrne's team assessed the potential for tectonic activity on Europa's seafloor with a new model that factored in stresses from gravitational tides incurred by Jupiter, the long-term contraction of the moon as its interior gradually cools and the convection of heat energy through the mantle.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
It is thought the United States was notified before its first use in late 2024, to ensure it was not mistakenly assessed to be a nuclear launch.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The Democratic Caucus said the fines are being assessed under rules enacted in 2023 specifically to punish Texas House Democrats for breaking quorum in 2021, when members left the state for 38 days to block GOP voting restrictions.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Their sleep patterns and physical activity were measured via wearables, and their diet was assessed through a questionnaire.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
House Democratic Caucus leader Gene Wu of Houston said in a statement that members plan to protest the levies assessed by the House Administration Committee.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
These submissions do not argue for the absence of regulation, but for greater precision in how different digital asset systems are defined and assessed.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
European and Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped on Monday as investors assessed geopolitical threats.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Byrne's team assessed the potential for tectonic activity on Europa's seafloor with a new model that factored in stresses from gravitational tides incurred by Jupiter, the long-term contraction of the moon as its interior gradually cools and the convection of heat energy through the mantle.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
It is thought the United States was notified before its first use in late 2024, to ensure it was not mistakenly assessed to be a nuclear launch.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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Last year, after Mayor Todd Gloria and the council completed a long-term con job that imposed trash fees on 220,000-plus homes at rates that were far higher than promised in 2022, anger was common.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, in lockstep with the United States and President Joe Biden, Canada had imposed a 100% tariff on cars from China, essentially an embargo.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Researchers estimated that about 75% of this higher risk was explained by other LE8 factors, rather than sleep timing alone.—
Dr. Joseph Wendt,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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And an earlier assessment of the global market, from 2016 in Springer Nature, estimated it at anywhere from $40 billion to $200 billion.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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He was arrested the following month and initially charged with just one count of bank robbery.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Rinderknecht has been charged with setting the fire that grew into the massive inferno.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Diana Butler Bass, a historian and author of the popular Substack newsletter The Cottage, said Yancey embodied an evangelical Christianity that valued grace and respect for different opinions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June, Cyera was valued at $6 billion in its seventh funding round.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Indeed, few of today’s comments about Washington and slavery are more vitriolic than the criticisms levied by his nineteenth-century critics.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Biden administration levied steep 100 percent tariffs on Chinese EVs and then essentially banned them for reasons of national security.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Second, create a platform where effective agents can be evaluated, refined, and scaled with appropriate security, performance, and governance.—
John Sviokla,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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One of Domenech’s boys is autistic, but his condition was never evaluated or treated, according to prosecutors.—
Colin Mixson,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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She was fined $10,000, Reisz said.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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St Cyr was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release, and she was fined over $3,000.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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