reckon
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Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Economists at DBS reckon that the headline jump likely partially reflects an increase in cooking gas, energy index and ex-factory input costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
But films about this specific form of gun violence provide audiences who have otherwise had to bury their grief with the chance to reckon with the reality.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
And the middle class is only now beginning to reckon with what that means.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
He started to pace the floor, but the boards creaked and I reckon he was scared he’d wake me up.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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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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