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[kount] / kaʊnt /








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Polling stations will remain open to anyone registered to vote until 22:00, with the count taking place overnight.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

On July 16 this column advised readers not to count out Rep. Ralph Norman despite his having placed third in the race for the gubernatorial nomination.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Most of the rules that went into effect in July apply to graduate-school funding, but undergraduate loans now count toward a federal lifetime borrowing limit.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Khan, who won re-election in the 2024 election, paid tribute to Binface for standing, joking the count had made him "work hard for it".

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

I lingered in the street to count them, though it was cold in the January dawn.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Reiner, 32, made a brief appearance on the 13th floor of downtown Los Angeles’ criminal courts building on the newly released indictment, which replaces the original murder counts filed in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Fitch Ratings counts these PIKs granted after origination as defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Manuel Hernandez, 46, was arrested on 13 counts of reckless endangerment, officers confirmed later.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Four third-party campaigns have resulted in double-digit vote counts, starting with Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party in 1912.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

My mom takes the stack of ones out of her pocket and counts out five bucks for me.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

With roughly 85 percent of ballots counted on Tuesday night, Graham advanced to a runoff with 33 percent of the vote, against Norman who was projected to finish second at 24 percent.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Frequently, when states pass laws barring transgender athletes from competition, the result can feel overwhelmingly personal to those affected, since the number of people excluded in a given state can be counted on your fingers.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Because the parasitic disease was contracted from contaminated produce out of state, California is not counted as being a part of the current outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Above all, men have taken to facial hair—mustaches and beards, and usually both together—in loosely counted but clearly large numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

She counted at least a hundred in the herd.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

City sources have previously told BBC Sport they are "counting on" the player for next season, while a significant fee would need to be offered to even consider a sale of the player.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“At least 140 members of the El Sistema staff and educators were killed or are unaccounted for,” Dudamel said, and that’s not counting what may have happened to a great many children and their families.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Europe used to lead the pharmaceutical business, and while it’s still a considerable player, counting AstraZeneca, GSK, Novartis and Roche, its grip is slipping.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Stevens is counting on support that she says may be underrepresented in opinion polls -- from Black voters, older Democrats and people without college degrees.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“One, two, three, four . . .” But when he got to steps thirty-seven and higher, he lost interest in counting numbers and started thinking of other things to count, like Snow Delight flavors.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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