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the amount of money for which something will find a buyer the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn

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Recent Examples of valuation In March, OpenAI raised $40 billion, the largest private tech-funding round on record, and hit a $300 billion valuation. Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025 At Netflix, Sinha worked as an analytical partner to Creative and Business Affairs executives to analyze viewership data, perform title valuations, and make programming recommendations. Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 May 2025 At the same time, Cramer pressed Walden on why there’s still such a differential in valuation between Disney and Netflix. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 May 2025 The era when private equity firms could simply sell portfolio companies to one another, often at inflated valuations, has quietly ended. Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for valuation
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Noun
  • Now, the Redditor is in contact with someone from the World of Coca-Cola awaiting a more official appraisal.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Those with good memories may recall a more upbeat appraisal of Jackson from this writer back in November.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Rising real estate values and increasing development also drove up costs.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • When traditional assets encounter declines, alternatives may retain their value or even appreciate, reducing overall portfolio volatility.
    Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Arriving first responders conducted a primary assessment of the scene and learned that two people were trapped in a Toyota Corolla, officials said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
  • Our positive assessment is based on a comparison of META's present valuation against its recent operating performance, as well as its current and historical financial health.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Last week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in the Oval Office that, as part of a larger agreement on a trade framework, a British airline has agreed to purchase $10 billion worth of Boeing jets.
    Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • Due to the sheer size of Berkshire’s equity portfolio, recently at about $275 billion worth of stock, any bet would usually have to amount to billions of dollars in order to have an effect on returns, and that could easily take months to build.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Previous estimates have found that about 42% of older adults may lack access to reliable broadband service, according to the AARP.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2025
  • Around 48 people have been killed since Wednesday, according to casualty estimates on both sides of the border that have not been independently verified.
    USA Today, USA Today, 11 May 2025
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  • The starting price for single-day Epic Universe tickets is $139 for the general public.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • While improvements in jobs and wages would likely underpin a moderate economic recovery, Akazawa said that risks remained in consumer sentiment and consumption from sustained price hikes.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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  • This typically stems from a lack of comprehensive linguistic coverage, insufficient domain-specific examples or inadequate evaluation against human translations during development.
    Mohammad Adnan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Officials emphasized that commanders could expedite evaluations if needed.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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  • Big spender: Over $300 Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth headphones, $379.99 In our estimation, Bose still sits atop the noise cancellation game.
    Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
  • The resultant animals are thus only the tiniest sliver, by our estimation about 0.0018%, dire wolf.
    Douglas McCauley, Time, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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