reckon with
Example Sentences
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House of Representatives lays out a long-awaited proposal on how to reckon with California’s poisoned marine environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Those who were closest to the events reckon with the decisions that brought them there—and with the people who were left behind when the last plane departed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
When Lestat is made to reckon with what’s presented as “failures” in both his mortal and immortal lives, he can’t quite own up to being a true monster, because that’s not what he really is.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The actual policy consequence of this will have to reckon with rising global energy prices, pressure on household budgets, and some impatience from North Sea energy interests to pump more oil and gas.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
From here on in, he thought, if anybody like Eusebio Lavadie or Zopi Devine tried to mess with Jose Mondragon’s beanfield, they would have to reckon with Amarante Cordova first.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
