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
Any large discrepancies will be resolved by recounting the tract.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"Scott was like a zombie," Guscott laughed when recounting the day.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
He keeps readers engrossed by methodically recounting the specifics of police work, including the business of obtaining warrants and interrogating witnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
You probably expected a thousand words on gravity or the four laws of thermodynamics, not a journal recounting the last 144 days of my life—possibly of all life—interspersed with crazy doomsday scenarios.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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