reckon
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"I said: 'Do you reckon they will be able to do it?' Within five minutes he brought it back up and it was done. It's really nice."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The company’s dividend yield could range from 7% to 15%, they reckon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
When Lestat is made to reckon with what’s presented as “failures” in both his mortal and immortal lives, he can’t quite own up to being a true monster, because that’s not what he really is.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now he has to reckon with what he’s done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“How old you reckon Hosie is? He ain’t a real big boy, as I recollect. But he’s some older’n you, ain’t he?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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Overly glib or sarcastic messages can get you into trouble, even if they are funny, reckons Paul Fitzsimmons, head of sales and marketing at law firm Wilford Smith.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Halliday thinks the squad "shouldn't be that imbalanced this late into the transfer window" and reckons they need "three centre-halves, one left-back, two, arguably, three wingers".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Land monetization should also support earnings, with recent deals expected to boost 2H profit, she reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
MISC’s latest long-term charter award from Malaysia LNG reinforces its LNG fleet renewal strategy and should improve operational efficiency while reducing fuel consumption, he reckons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“He’s supposed to be after me. So McGonagall reckons he might have sent it.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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Climate change, land use pressures and drought would all have to be reckoned with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Google is a powerful force to be reckoned with,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Blue-collar workers globally have reckoned with growing levels of automation, from mechanized arms welding sheet metal to mixing paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
With 92 minutes on the clock, when they were leading record World Cup winners Brazil 2-0 in their round of 16 match, ITV commentator Sam Matterface said Norway were "a force to be reckoned with".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
He was not a member of the Owslafa for nothing and was reckoned a good fighter.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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She calls for a “fearless reckoning with depraved art and artists,” which brings us back to the cultural cries surrounding us when we picked up this book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The case could be "the beginning of a broader reckoning" for Meta, Nora Freeman Engstrom told AFP via email.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The roughly $30 trillion Treasury market — widely seen as the bedrock of the global financial system — is facing a dangerous reckoning driven by a perfect storm of rising risks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Concacaf, which runs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, called for a "comprehensive reckoning" of Infantino's presidency after he aborted plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
By their reckoning, the music and dancing, the food and punch, all unfolding on the green in the flickering lantern light, were a tonic for the battered soul.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Vocabulary lists containing reckon
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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