recounting

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In recent years, they picked up speed after the 2000 presidential election, which was so close that it took six weeks of recounting, lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision to decide the winner.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

While victims were recounting their experiences and their subsequent ongoing trauma, Davidson sat reading a book in the dock.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But quickly, the coachmen took on the role of unofficial docents, recounting a much less buttoned-up version of Williamsburg’s history to the visiting public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He recalls Maradona recounting how his mother, Dalma "Tota" Franco, would go without food so he could eat his fill.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Ugwu told Master about the afternoon, quickly recounting the words of both women, and finished with what was the most horrible of all: “Mama said she will go to the dibia, sah.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie