as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
Without humans in the loop, to apply a value judgment to issues, organizations can fall into the trap of underreacting to major incidents or overreacting to minor ones.
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
To do otherwise would have been to engage in what the justices often decry: substituting their own political value judgments for the will of Congress and the executive’s enforcement of that will.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue.
—Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
To do otherwise would have been to engage in what the justices often decry: substituting their own political value judgments for the will of Congress and the executive’s enforcement of that will.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue.
—Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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The organization tends to do well on independent quality assessments.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the 30-minute visit, Urban's doctor showed her the AI summary of the appointment, neatly organized into sections for her medical history, the physical exam findings and an assessment and treatment plan for her rheumatoid arthritis and hot flashes, among other details.—
Michelle Andrews,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Their nervous systems, approach to cognitive appraisals and relationship strategies work together in ways that reduce threat, increase clarity and preserve connection, even when a conversation is exceptionally hard.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Actions taken — from the crew report, followed by ground worry and appraisal, to launch of the uncrewed Shenzhou 22 — was completed in 16 days.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Acceptance tests ongoing Sea acceptance tests form a formal evaluation process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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That will trigger an 18-month STB evaluation and, potentially, negotiations between Union Pacific and affected communities and industries.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Montha connected on a trio of shots from behind the arc in the second quarter, as the junior point guard did his best Steph Curry impression to help the Tillers to a 33-26 halftime advantage over the Eagles (12-7, 1-1).—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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There’s also the fact that the impression fans or analysts form about a team is often weighted toward the offensive end of the football, and Denver’s sporadic nature on that side of the ball this season has contributed to the lukewarm view some have of the team.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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In Hollywood, where perception is everything, that narrative risks defining him permanently.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even lower estimates indicate the massacres were wholly unprecedented in their scale and ferocity than some of the most infamous protest massacres of modern times.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gutman wrote that the stock has a favorable setup heading into the year, and expects sales and earnings to reaccelerate and outperform consensus estimates.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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