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
See All Example Sentences for value judgment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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Renita Craig, director of curriculum and assessment, told the school board Thursday that Gary would receive $800,000 in Phase 1 and be eligible for more funding, from $3 to $8 million, if the district qualifies for Phase 2.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Without a tree risk assessment, an insurance agency can potentially dispute the damage, according to Purcell.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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An appraisal fee can cost roughly $300 to $500, while a credit check fee is typically less than $30, according to Bankrate. 5.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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The value of the photo collection is still under appraisal, the Mint said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 2025
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About a month after Millette was arrested, she was declared incompetent to stand trial after a psychiatric evaluation and was admitted to Summit Behavioral Healthcare.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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An evaluation of the training based on surveys, focus groups and classroom observations of teachers who had completed the training returned several positive findings, according to a draft report of the evaluation that will be finalized in September 2025.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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Very much the face of VSL in Espanyol right now, Watt has made a good impression.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Others argue that everyone up to Perez has finally come to share many of Ancelotti’s impressions and accepted that significant investment was required, particularly in defence.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Part of Ayoub's mission is to challenge perceptions of Palestinians and empower women and children.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Violent crime is down in Washington, D.C. and across the nation, but that's not the perception among Americans who year after year report feeling like crime is getting worse.—
Jessie Balmert,
The Enquirer,
21 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the survey's estimates bounce around quite a bit from month to month.—
Billal Rahman
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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If the expiring taxes had not been extended, estimates are that a family of four would pay about $1,700 more next year.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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