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[kaunt] / kaʊnt /








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We used sales per share for the screen, rather than raw revenue, because the per-share figures incorporate dilution to the share count caused by the issuance of stock.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Founded more than 180 years ago, Watson says it is the world’s biggest health and beauty retailer by store count.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

According to the count released Monday, Winston had 38.7% of the vote and Buelna had 31.7%, followed by community college professor Roberto David LaCarra in third place and realtor Tonia Arey in fourth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

After seven hours of deliberation, the jury unanimously found Chowdhury guilty of eight counts of fraud by false representation and one count of fraud by a failure to disclose.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

I count to ten and make a run for it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Gomez had fled to Mexico in 2000 after he was indicted with two counts of second-degree burglary, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The company is seeking a target valuation of $1.3 trillion to $1.4 trillion based on various implied diluted share counts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Brand, who had pleaded not guilty and consistently denied the allegations, was found not guilty on three other counts, including two charges of rape and one of indecent assault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

EA is deeply rooted in Silicon Valley and counts controlling AI's dangers among its priorities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Counting them in gives them the tempo, and singing the counts on the opening pitch gives them the starting note.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

As of Monday afternoon, Veres had nearly 97,000 more votes than Cabrera with an estimated 44,000 more ballots to be counted county-wide, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

The major stock indexes surged on Monday, retracing last week’s wild swings to close just above where they stood a week ago—when the election’s votes weren’t yet counted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The team carefully examined its body proportions, counted its scales, and studied features of its skeleton.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Funeral homes once counted on selling caskets and vaults. Now we can’t count on that,” Olson said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’ve counted over fifteen apologies, if you can call them that.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The total cost of a family plan, counting what employers pay, reached $28,303, up 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

"We're in the process of counting them for the accuracy and the checking to see if each individual lives in the precinct that they say they live in," Clark told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Each state administers its own elections and has its own rules for counting and processing votes.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state election officials and the state Supreme Court agreed to waive part of the state’s law and allow for counting mail ballots that arrived up to three days late.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

I could name them all without even counting.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff


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