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as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
hated paying the annual assessment on his car
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as in appraisal
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss
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as in evaluation
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property
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Inspectors will conduct a more thorough assessment of the bridge once the scene is deemed safe by Cincinnati fire.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
The 82-year-old made the stunning admission Thursday on the show's Behind the Table podcast, where View producer Brian Teta gauged Behar's assessment of the election cycle with five days to go before Americans head to the polls to elect either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
—EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
There was no immediate indication that oil or missile sites were hit — strikes that would have marked a much more serious escalation — and Israel offered no immediate damage assessment.
—Jon Gambrell, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
Using the same assessment tools across cultures and populations does not always tell an accurate story.
—Tim Barker, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Long term interest rates, such as mortgage rates overall, Zandi said, would end up higher because Trump's tariff, immigration and tax policies would fuel inflation and bigger budget deficits.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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By Wednesday morning, results showed about 54% of voters decided against the tax and about 46% of voters wanted it.Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Discuss What's Next and Future Innovations at Advertising Week Morse’s first byline in the Globe, written as a freelancer, was an appraisal of Vassar Clements that appeared in the newspaper in December 1975.Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Judging procedures are in accordance with the Japan National Research Institute of Brewing, which has overseen Japan’s own national sake appraisal since 1910.Don Tse, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Exploration, evaluation, and project expenses decreased to $409,179 from $534,371, reflecting lower overhead and payroll costs.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Term limits, performance evaluations, and commitment to continuous learning are fundamental to the Board’s ability to stay ahead of rapid changes.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's because tariffs are essentially sales taxes paid by U.S. consumers, with the typical household paying about $1,700 more each year in additional costs, according to one estimate.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Authorities have yet to any give an estimate of the missing.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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This closeness is the mean estimation error; a model that has a very low estimation error (e.g., is about 5 percentage points off or less) would be very impressive.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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For this purpose, a kernel density estimation was applied to the study blocks, the results of which are consistent with the densities recorded in other Mayan archeological sites such as Oxpemul and Becan.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Despite the current uproar, Pirelli's examinations have reported no anomalies so far, although FIA's investigation on the matter remains ongoing.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Street also has three active court cases that have been suspended pending a mental competency examination assessing his fitness to participate in his own legal defense and stand trial.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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