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as in imposing
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late
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as in estimating
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessing
This process involves evaluating the data lifespan, assessing crypto agility and mapping system interdependencies.
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Anand Kashyap, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Key strategies for assessing TCO include analyzing initial infrastructure costs, ongoing operational expenses (like maintenance and energy) and data retrieval and scalability costs.
—Danny Hayes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Teams assessing damage, delivering fuel and making repairs have been unable to access several affected areas, so the extent of the damage is likely higher.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For lab leaders, getting started with automation begins by assessing current workflows and identifying where automation can bring the most benefit.
—Promise Okeke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Similarly, businesses can benefit from assessing the surface level of day-to-day operations and probing them for new angles.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Scenes To find the best bras for large breasts, our testers, ranging from a size 32A to 38F, wore various bra styles suited to large chests from notable brands for over 350 hours, carefully assessing each for its fit, support, and comfort.
—Kate Watson, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Ford is still assessing flood damage to dealerships and vehicles in the areas hit.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Lululemon, which is under investigation by Canada’s Competition Bureau for greenwashing, was recorded not to have provided evidence for assessing impacts on nature and biodiversity up and downstream of the supply chain.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Anand Kashyap, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Key strategies for assessing TCO include analyzing initial infrastructure costs, ongoing operational expenses (like maintenance and energy) and data retrieval and scalability costs.
—Danny Hayes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Teams assessing damage, delivering fuel and making repairs have been unable to access several affected areas, so the extent of the damage is likely higher.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For lab leaders, getting started with automation begins by assessing current workflows and identifying where automation can bring the most benefit.
—Promise Okeke, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Similarly, businesses can benefit from assessing the surface level of day-to-day operations and probing them for new angles.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Behind the Scenes To find the best bras for large breasts, our testers, ranging from a size 32A to 38F, wore various bra styles suited to large chests from notable brands for over 350 hours, carefully assessing each for its fit, support, and comfort.
—Kate Watson, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Ford is still assessing flood damage to dealerships and vehicles in the areas hit.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Lululemon, which is under investigation by Canada’s Competition Bureau for greenwashing, was recorded not to have provided evidence for assessing impacts on nature and biodiversity up and downstream of the supply chain.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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The new Kicks also takes on a more upright, imposing look than the ’24 model, which offered only front-wheel drive and looked more like a small wagon.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024
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No Home Record shoves these histories into a blender, imposing its noisy will upon a sleeping world, middle fingers raised.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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This data can even be made available for training general-purpose vision and language AI models that are useful outside of a robotic process, such as estimating the root cause of why a barcode was not successfully scanned.Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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First, estimating the probability of rare events requires increasingly large amounts of data.Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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Access to Tesla’s charging network should help.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tesla’s ambitious plans also include developing a new version of the 4680 cell using silicon carbon anodes, a material known to improve energy density, battery range, and charging speed.Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not yet granted a license for the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship, and even the Fish and Wildlife Service is still evaluating whether to permit it.Philip Hamburger, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advisors can help younger clients establish metrics for evaluating their charitable contribution's effectiveness, fostering a sense of accountability and transparency in the giving process.April Rudin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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