reckon
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The analysts also reckon the bank’s 2027 dividend yield of around 6% is attractive compared with peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ben's prediction: Palace lost 3-0 to City home and away last season, but I reckon they will nab a goal this time.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But like it or not, he must learn to reckon with the heightened expectations and speculation that comes with simply being good at his current job.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
None of this is easy to reckon with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I reckon it’s time for me to get my hugs in.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
He reckons a Fed rate hike would not be a surprise, but also sees a scenario in which it doesn’t happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Spending on transmission, substations and electrical systems should benefit utilities and infrastructure companies, while rising data-center electricity demand provides an additional long-term catalyst, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In fact, Klein reckons that the increased probability markets now attach to a Fed hike in September after the hawkish commentary from Chair Kevin Warsh last Friday, is “mostly good news.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Overly glib or sarcastic messages can get you into trouble, even if they are funny, reckons Paul Fitzsimmons, head of sales and marketing at law firm Wilford Smith.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Dumbledore reckons Voldemort wanted Slughorn on his side,” said Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Olsi reckoned it would probably start up again in the autumn, though, regardless of those survey results.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The startup struggled to raise funds initially, because potential investors and customers reckoned that the founders were too inexperienced to succeed in a field as complex as AI computing hardware.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Climate change, land use pressures and drought would all have to be reckoned with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
With 92 minutes on the clock, when they were leading record World Cup winners Brazil 2-0 in their round of 16 match, ITV commentator Sam Matterface said Norway were "a force to be reckoned with".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
For the first time I fully reckoned with the truth that the conviction, the death sentence, and the heartbreak and devastation of this miscarriage of justice had created permanent injuries.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
In the quieter moments, Malkovich lets us see Chris reckoning with a life spent doing his country’s dirty work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Communications Minister Anika Wells said big tech was facing a "reckoning".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Colleges across America are reckoning with the demographic cliff as the pipeline of 18-year-olds dwindles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
That reckoning, however, is about to come due.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
I found several large cans and used one of them to start the “time” can again, dropping five pebbles into it so that the reckoning would begin again from the night of the storm.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing reckon
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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