value judgments

plural of value judgment

Example Sentences

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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. Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgments
Noun
  • The auditors chose to look into how CBP inspects returning cruise passengers following recent years’ assessments from CBP field offices that cited a growing threat of drug contraband smuggling by way of cruises.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Vicki Miller was given an 80-day jail sentence, with 60 days suspended, placed on probation for four years in which she's required to avoid drugs and alcohol and complete mental health assessments, and ordered to complete an animal rehabilitation program.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.
    Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Banks and private investors should recalibrate their perceptions of risk to better support creative industries, wrote Tochi Louis, founder of a market intelligence platform, in TechCabal.
    Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Outdated perceptions persist, and many view manufacturing as dirty, dangerous, and limiting career growth.
    Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And those impressions tend to stick.
    Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Shepherd noted SNL‘s dismal track record in hiring Black female talent, noting that Kenan Thompson would often have to dress in drag to do impressions of Black women in pop culture.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The pressure is on Minasian and his scouting group to make shrewd additions to that list of invitees while also making good evaluations of their internal solutions.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Boomers are closest to retirement, yet many still rely on rough estimates or Social Security projections rather than a clear plan.
    Hillary Stalker, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lyrics suggest the friend from her past died suddenly, leaving her with unresolved feelings.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, multitasking contributes to mental fatigue and negatively impacts overall well-being, with some participants reporting feelings of exhaustion after.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Value judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgments. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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