as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
The researchers pinpointed this activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, regions responsible for value judgments and reward prediction.
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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
Gail Gottehrer, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Inc. AI Shouldn’t Make the Final Call
One of the fundamental acts of a leader is to make value judgments — pursue opportunity A, decline opportunity B, promote employee A, let go of employee B.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Avoid assigning any value judgment as to likelihood or extent, at this point.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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
Gail Gottehrer, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Inc. AI Shouldn’t Make the Final Call
One of the fundamental acts of a leader is to make value judgments — pursue opportunity A, decline opportunity B, promote employee A, let go of employee B.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Avoid assigning any value judgment as to likelihood or extent, at this point.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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The agency's most recent assessments from surveys conducted between 2011-2019 suggest a minimum population on the East Coast of approximately 8,000 to 10,000.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Residents began collecting signatures to recall him in 2023, citing frustration with his handling of Jackson County’s property tax assessments.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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The barriers to economic progress in Black communities are deeply rooted in historic practices like contract buying, redlining, appraisal bias and undervaluation, and predatory lending.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Make sure to document the value of your jewelry, art, and antiques with appraisals, receipts, and lots of pictures.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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For a fair evaluation, peer stock returns also represent post-earnings one-day (1D) returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The suspect was charged with unlawful entry and in connection with an outstanding warrant and was taken to a local hospital for a medical evaluation, according to the statement.—
Joseph Tanfani,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Older people often bring up how the U.S. helped Kosovo, and that left a strong impression.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Twenty-seven years ago, Armageddon benefited from a marketing campaign that left a lasting impression.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Throughout early modern Europe (circa 1450 to 1800), perceptions of women were heavily influenced by biblical figures such as Eve.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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New research from the University of Notre Dame reveals that letting customers keep instead of returning products taps into powerful psychological principles that transform transactional relationships into personal ones – changing the brand’s perception.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Only our estimate of the truth changed, not the truth itself.—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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But researchers say property values are highly subjective, and these estimates don't always align with market prices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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