as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgments
How language encodes value judgments Such logic sets off alarm bells for anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, a movement that began with the idea of improving America by making its people healthier and quickly evolved to make judgments about who is and is not fit to participate in society.
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Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgments
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Teachers increasingly use the technology to create lessons, assignments, and assessments, and educational technology firms are rapidly integrating AI into their products.—
Jonah Davids,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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In financial services, AI agents can monitor regulatory changes and generate impact assessments routed to the right teams.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Town Attorney Connor Nolan said that two appraisals would have to be obtained before the land could be put up for bid.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 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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So their branching off into entertainment is really smart, especially in the Image Awards period, because so many perceptions are formed through entertainment.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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That belief, when a player’s career is winding down, sometimes leads to an exaggerated sense of self, conflicting with others’ perceptions.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Newsom’s personal social-media accounts gained more than five million new followers, and clocked billions of views and impressions.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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O’Hara became known not only for her impressions of celebrities, including Meryl Streep and Brooke Shields, but also for original characters that became fan favorites.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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To do so, the programs maintain strict admission requirements, structured curricula, and continuous performance evaluations.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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The agreement, signed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Airbus, and CFM International, will see Singapore conduct real-world evaluations of open-fan engines developed under CFM’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines program.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Factored into the estimates are troop deployments to Chicago, Memphis, Portland, as well as Los Angeles in June, when protesters took to the streets in response to a blitz of immigration arrests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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March quarter revenue is expected to increase 13% to 16% versus the year-ago period, a stronger forecast relative to estimates of about 10%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Two of these are tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the compound known for causing feelings of euphoria and relaxation, and CBD, which has no psychoactive effect.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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In an opinion piece for the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día published Tuesday, the Boricua hitmaker said Bad Bunny’s accomplishment stirred deep feelings within him.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Value judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgments. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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