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as in appraisals
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 values
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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 valuations
Then came disputes between Bears officials and Illinois leaders over property tax valuations and legislative support.
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Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The answer could go a long way to determining the valuations of the leading AI companies.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Another persistent tale is that FHA appraisals are tougher than others, but the rules are essentially the same for all valuations.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Now that the Iranian threat is visible — and likely persistent as long as Tehran sees disrupting the Gulf as a useful tool — valuations will have to adjust.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
The owners think that a cap will take their franchise valuations to the stratosphere — the kind of financial certainty that has helped NFL and NBA franchise values soar.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
With the largest stocks in the Russell 2000 advancing upwards, Goldman told clients the index will exhibit slower growth and higher valuations relative to the current largest stocks in the small-cap index.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Limited liquidity and significant premiums over primary valuations.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Those valuations aren’t representative of a shift in the market of either artist, as ArtTactic’s report suggests.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The answer could go a long way to determining the valuations of the leading AI companies.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Another persistent tale is that FHA appraisals are tougher than others, but the rules are essentially the same for all valuations.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Now that the Iranian threat is visible — and likely persistent as long as Tehran sees disrupting the Gulf as a useful tool — valuations will have to adjust.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
The owners think that a cap will take their franchise valuations to the stratosphere — the kind of financial certainty that has helped NFL and NBA franchise values soar.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
With the largest stocks in the Russell 2000 advancing upwards, Goldman told clients the index will exhibit slower growth and higher valuations relative to the current largest stocks in the small-cap index.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Limited liquidity and significant premiums over primary valuations.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Those valuations aren’t representative of a shift in the market of either artist, as ArtTactic’s report suggests.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
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Another persistent tale is that FHA appraisals are tougher than others, but the rules are essentially the same for all valuations.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The company creates custom rings with diamonds, and guides customers through the entire shopping journey from initial conversations with gemologists, to the appraisals, down to the shipping.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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To succeed, Democrats must now demonstrate that, despite the costs, America’s security at home depends on its influence abroad; shaping foreign policy around traditional values benefits Americans; and respecting alliances is a source of strength.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Heat index values could approach 100 to 105 degrees, just shy of the weather service’s heat advisory criteria.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The source also said Bessent has directed his team to assess conditions in the Gulf and request comprehensive estimates of costs associated with such repairs.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Looking through the functions of the genes that were present in these simplified genomes, the researchers could make some estimates of what sorts of genetic functions were present in the last common ancestor of all eukaryotes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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While gasoline prices have fallen for two consecutive weeks, Americans continue to feel the effects of higher fuel costs.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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In addition to prices keeping many fans away, many USA fans on the eastern seaboard will be thousands of miles away from Team USA’s three group games in Los Angeles (where the Americans play twice) and Seattle.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Whether power is actually turned off — and how long outages last — will depend on weather conditions and fire risk assessments, the utility said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Detainees held at the facility didn’t receive comprehensive health assessments, which meant that those with chronic conditions received substandard care, the report said.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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During early evaluations, payments company Stripe reported that the model completed a large-scale migration across a 50-million-line Ruby codebase in roughly one day.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Alex Taubman, Long Lake’s CEO, says Nexus performs five times better than general purpose models like Claude or ChatGPT on his firm’s internal evaluations.—
Jasmine Wu,Deirdre Bosa,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Artemis 3 is scheduled for late 2027, according to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who based the timetable on Blue Origin's and SpaceX's estimations of the earliest completion for their respective landers.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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“Valuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuations. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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