reckoning

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Shaffer, whose plays include “Equus,” “The Royal Hunt of the Sun” and “Black Comedy,” is drawn to existential reckonings, and in “Amadeus” he’s written his cris de coeur on the immorality of the universe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland, abuts hot spots like Somalia and Yemen but lacks the constant coups, wars, riots, terrorist attacks, ideological reckonings and other usual attractions for roving correspondents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

I think we have to have some reckonings in between, smaller ones that aren’t systematically catastrophic,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

The letter also references past accountability reckonings in the industry, including those involving Scott Rudin and Walter Bobbie, as well as other public workspaces like the NFL and the Oscars.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

He rose and stood tottering in that cold autistic dark with his arms outheld for balance while the vestibular calculations in his skull cranked out their reckonings.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy