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reckon

[rek-uhn] / ˈrɛk ən /




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The mainstreaming of Lean and the inroads made by LLMs have forced mathematicians for the first time in more than a century to reckon with the fundamentals of their field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

House of Representatives lays out a long-awaited proposal on how to reckon with California’s poisoned marine environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I reckon we're going to get flooded yet again," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But like it or not, he must learn to reckon with the heightened expectations and speculation that comes with simply being good at his current job.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Lad, you haven’t even begun! Navigation—that’s something else again! Want to learn it? I reckon I could teach you.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Looking back, she reckons the best show she performed in was “Legally Blonde,” which Vista Ridge High School near Austin, Texas, presented in January 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, talent shortages and Malaysia’s concentration in lower-value semiconductor activities could limit the benefits, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The administration reckons it can cut them by 90%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

IHH’s India plans remain on track to reach 10,000 beds target by 2030-2031, while Singapore’s recovery is expected to continue, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Ron reckons I should just hang back after Potions this afternoon...”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

CVL was careful to specify that its estimates only reckoned “employment capacity at risk” and wasn’t “a forecast of layoffs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Olsi reckoned it would probably start up again in the autumn, though, regardless of those survey results.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Combine these suspicions with his all-consuming grief and you can see why Swire is such a force to be reckoned with on his quest for a truth he believes has been denied to him.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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

For the infinite had already begun to gnaw at the roots of Western thought, thanks to Zeno of Elea, a philosopher reckoned by his contemporaries to be the most annoying man in the West.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

And though Cassie’s extracurricular pursuits echo that cultural reckoning, some distance reveals that “Promising Young Woman” is less about justice than protection.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s sort of a reckoning coming: Jet fuel’s up, diesel’s up, consumers are a bit squeezed,” Ferguson said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Now that “learn to code” doesn’t seem to be the foolproof career advice it once was, thanks to artificial intelligence, Ms. Singer argues that it’s time for a reckoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

In the quieter moments, Malkovich lets us see Chris reckoning with a life spent doing his country’s dirty work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The army covered twenty-two miles the first day, by the reckoning of the guides Lady Sybelle had given them, trackers and hunters sworn to Deepwood with clan names like Forrester and Woods, Branch and Bole.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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