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as in appraisal
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship
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as in value
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge
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Recent Examples of valuation
The meteoric success of SpaceX’s IPO recently set the stage for subsequent public offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic, which both could see valuations in the $1 trillion range.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
There is broad disagreement about whether SpaceX is fool’s gold with its sky-high valuation, or represents a valuable opportunity to finally own a piece of a dominant space company that could some day command the business of data centers in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
SpaceX set launch a historic stock market debut SpaceX is set to begin trading on the stock market today at a valuation of $1.77 trillion - the largest ever initial public offering.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 12 June 2026
SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly $1.8 trillion, up from its most recent private valuation of around $1.25 trillion.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 12 June 2026
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
There is broad disagreement about whether SpaceX is fool’s gold with its sky-high valuation, or represents a valuable opportunity to finally own a piece of a dominant space company that could some day command the business of data centers in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
SpaceX set launch a historic stock market debut SpaceX is set to begin trading on the stock market today at a valuation of $1.77 trillion - the largest ever initial public offering.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 12 June 2026
SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly $1.8 trillion, up from its most recent private valuation of around $1.25 trillion.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
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Coley said the administration will settle on a final value for the land based on the appraisals.—
Douglas Hanks
June 16,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The town halls provided insight on topics including road projects, county assistance programs and protesting property appraisals.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The surest way to move the fastest, have the greatest impact and capture the most value is to vertically integrate and execute on the full value chain end-to-end.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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After Iran played to a draw Sunday at SoFi Stadium, its second of the World Cup in as many matches, the team’s coach began his postmatch assessment by backing up six months.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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Well, just one petabyte is equal to roughly 250 million high resolution photos or the storage capacity of 250,000 smartphones or 13 years' worth of continuous high-definition movies.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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In all, Joe’s ensemble gave the crowd along Broadway about 90 minutes’ worth of hits.—
Shaheem Reid,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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That is half a percentage point less than its January estimate, as the Iran war takes its toll via higher energy prices, and underscores the scale of the challenge ahead.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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That's a decrease of $8-14 million from the previous estimates.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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In Inglewood — especially for rentals walkable to SoFi Stadium — prices became dizzying.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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That’s why a number of industry analysts believe oil prices have moved too low, and the market is underpricing the risk of effectively running out of oil before the tanks can be replenished.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Marketing claims about smoothness, energy, and mood are starting points for evaluation, not endpoints.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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This focus allowed for a more consistent evaluation of firms with similar structures and obligations, providing insight into a distinct and increasingly influential part of the advisory landscape.—
Riley de León,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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By the Global Wellness Institute’s 2024 estimation, thermal/mineral springs is a $72 billion industry (up from $50 billion in 2013), and there are about 31,386 establishments worldwide.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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England, by my estimation, landed in a tougher than normal group, especially given the size of this World Cup field, but the squad has ridiculous talent and is due for a major run given some recent disappointments.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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