reckoned

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They are, instead, lacunas to be reckoned with, stemming from the abiding obscurity of human psychology and deepened by the mercurial, ever-fading state of memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Canadian reckoned he could put Newcastle "in the debate about being the top club in the world" by 2030.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The EIA reckoned that in 2022, emissions from burning coal accounted for about 20% of U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions and 55% of CO2 emissions from the electric power industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The Wharton Budget Lab, meanwhile, reckoned tariffs brought in $33 billion in revenues through the first five weeks of this year, most of it from the new tariffs imposed by Trump.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

“Well, like I say, Krum reckoned that symbol was carved on a wall at Durmstrang, and Grindelwald put it there.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling