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reckoning

[rek-uh-ning] / ˈrɛk ə nɪŋ /


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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

Over the past week, a global reckoning about the risks of AI spread from the frontier labs of Silicon Valley to living rooms across America and the corridors of power in Washington and Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Communications Minister Anika Wells said big tech was facing a "reckoning".

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

When to lock and when to unlock was, by one reckoning, what we were here to learn.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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