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eval

1 American  
[ee-val, i-val] / ˈi væl, ɪˈvæl /

noun

  • evals
    plural
  1. evaluation.


adjective

  1. evaluative.

eval 2 American  
[eev-uhl] / ˈiv əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an age or era; lasting an age.


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Noun Inflected Forms


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He frames his deeply researched four-hour psych eval “Musk” as the reality check we all need when the world’s richest, most cult-powerful human keeps pushing migration to Mars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Denying tenure for a small difference in teaching eval scores would be really a tragedy,” Aragón says.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 20, 2023

If you decide to get an OT eval, I would check in with her teachers for their advice on how to proceed.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2019

“Ever had psychological eval? What is hiding in medical records! Release!”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2016

They incorporated into free India 552 princely states which the British had allowed to fester in medi eval autonomy.

From Time Magazine Archive

We should err on the side of a comprehensive student and teacher evals.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2017

That’s true, but if we use evals in the right ways, they become evidence that can help us mitigate the unfairness that they reflect.

From Slate ● May 15, 2015

Seriously, though, anecdotal data notwithstanding: Bias in evaluations is widely accepted, so much so that some who use evals as assessment tools already control for it:

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2014

The current system lacks moral courage and really erodes the integrity of the people on both sides of evals.

From Time ● Jan. 21, 2013

TribeHR includes features for managing time off, performance evals, recruiting, org charts, and the all-important employee profile.

From Inc ● Jul. 11, 2012

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