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[ih-val-yoo-ayt] / ɪˈvæl juˌeɪt /


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They also help people recognize threats, evaluate uncertainty, establish trust, and coordinate actions with others.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

New MRI measures can evaluate abnormalities with more specificity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The research team now plans to evaluate its findings in larger and more diverse patient populations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The votes were part of a broader, multiyear process to evaluate and potentially make changes to California’s network of marine protected areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

At lunch, the girls take it upon themselves to discuss and evaluate the fifty million guys they apparently think are boyfriend prospects for me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

The transportation authority is finalizing a study in the coming weeks that evaluates strategies for protecting the seven miles of railroad through Dana Point and San Clemente for the next 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This year, the news organization introduced a metric that evaluates graduates’ earnings within majors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

What’s missing is a regulatory system that evaluates whether these therapies work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

First off, I don’t go through the line for anything, to avoid that vulnerable moment of coming out into the lunchroom, that moment when every head lifts and evaluates: friend, enemy, or loser.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Gitlin said the company evaluated several sites in Texas and Alabama before settling on Fort Worth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"It should be available to everybody, those applications should then be evaluated," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Schools should be evaluated on the performance of their graduates in subsequent training and operational units.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers evaluated the technology through laboratory experiments and preclinical testing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Every cadet possessed a burning desire to be recognized, but never noticed, as his piercing blue eyes evaluated his corps.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

They make their ruling using the letter of the law — evaluating marital property and what the lower-earning spouse contributed to the marriage.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The companies haven’t said which directors are on the special committees evaluating a potential deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Rather than treating all ultra-processed foods as equally harmful, the findings support evaluating foods according to their nutritional content and specific health associations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Mak and colleagues are also evaluating an AI tool for predicting biological age, or how old someone looks, as opposed to their birthday age.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Both women, said Woodall, would accompany the team to Base Camp, and he would choose one of them to continue up Everest after evaluating their performance during the trek.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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