reckoning
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But on Tuesday, the moment of reckoning arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The firm added that SpaceX’s expected initial public offering has “forced a reckoning among allocators” who don’t currently have exposure to the market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Let’s hope that April 12 will prove to be a day of reckoning.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
To see why these verdicts are social media’s “Big Tobacco moment,” as Slate’s What Next: TBD put it, it’s important to understand how Silicon Valley evaded this kind of reckoning for so long.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Well, this was the only good thing that had happened to me since Granny woke me up at three a.m. and told me that the day of reckoning had arrived.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing reckoning
Fahrenheit 451
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