- present participle of reckon.
reckoning
Example Sentences
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He said the release will likely "cause a reckoning in the capital markets" since it "brings into question what the dominance will be" of US-based, closed-source models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
History suggests these expectations might have gotten ahead of themselves, and that a market reckoning could be in order.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
A single mistaken headline, corrected within minutes, led to a flurry of news coverage and a public reckoning for a respected reporter.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Instead, they postponed reckoning while narrowing the window for peaceful resolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
By his reckoning, the department would drop from first in the nation to twelfth.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing reckoning
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