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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
His Five Forces framework—competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power and supplier power—became the definitive lens for assessing whether an industry is worth entering.
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Peter Su, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, is assessing the debt risk based on each individual company, not the sector as a whole.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Finding the best sun shade sail for you means accurately assessing the needs of your space.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The document, first reported earlier this month by the tech news outlet 404 media, is a Privacy Threshold Analysis, which is essentially a federal report assessing whether the privacy implications of a tool warrant further government study.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 June 2026
Understanding that psychology is essential to assessing whether the current ceasefire holds, and whether this tentative opening can ever mature into a concrete and comprehensive deal.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
As the rider pedals, the system tracks their speed, steering and stability, while also assessing the 360-degree immediate environment.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2026
Later on Wednesday night, officials told CBS News Miami that doctors were assessing her injuries, but she was listed in stable condition.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Those programs remain at an early stage, but CEPI is assessing whether any of these vaccine designs could be tested during the current outbreak.
—Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
Peter Su, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, is assessing the debt risk based on each individual company, not the sector as a whole.
—Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Finding the best sun shade sail for you means accurately assessing the needs of your space.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The document, first reported earlier this month by the tech news outlet 404 media, is a Privacy Threshold Analysis, which is essentially a federal report assessing whether the privacy implications of a tool warrant further government study.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 June 2026
Understanding that psychology is essential to assessing whether the current ceasefire holds, and whether this tentative opening can ever mature into a concrete and comprehensive deal.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026
As the rider pedals, the system tracks their speed, steering and stability, while also assessing the 360-degree immediate environment.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2026
Later on Wednesday night, officials told CBS News Miami that doctors were assessing her injuries, but she was listed in stable condition.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Those programs remain at an early stage, but CEPI is assessing whether any of these vaccine designs could be tested during the current outbreak.
—Paul Adepoju, Scientific American, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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The building should be the most beautiful and imposing structure in the entire state.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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The facilities also contribute to fossil fuel emissions, with Cornell University researchers estimating last year that AI growth could add 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere annually by 2030.—
Katie King,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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This year’s projection is a little more precise, estimating that the trust fund will last until the fourth quarter of 2032.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The Sloane Club is trying to ride the tidal wave of money and interest flowing toward members-only clubs — businesses charging hefty annual fees for access to exclusive plush bars, restaurants and other amenities.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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That’ll be the same on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe charging case (USB-C) and AirPods Pro 2 with MagSafe charging case (Lightning).—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The following year, Anysphere raised $60 million in a Series A round valuing the company at $400 million.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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The deal is costing Fox $160 per share, using a combination of cash and Fox stock, and valuing Roku at $22 billion in total.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The fans are seldom satisfied, and the local media corps isn’t shy about levying criticism.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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For example, the EU and CPTPP countries already ban countries from levying duties on certain digital activities and content.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Charles Darwin also proposed that intersexual selection involved females evaluating and choosing males with whom to mate based on specific traits, such as a colorful peacock plumage.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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Hanlon wrote that the federal government has been aware of the charges against Sarsour for 25 years and considered them at least four times when evaluating his eligibility for naturalization.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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