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reckoning

[rek-uh-ning] / ˈrɛk ə nɪŋ /


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But many women say another reckoning played out online.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

But business leaders are also reckoning with a fast-changing electoral landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Japan has not sold off its Treasury bondholdings, no Treasury auction has failed, and people have predicted a Japanese debt reckoning for 30 years while being wrong every single time.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Newsom faced renewed criticism for the affair during the 2018 governor’s race amid a larger reckoning over sexual misconduct in politics, corporate America and Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Those who swelled their little unarmed strength into the reckoning one of leagues, clubs, societies, sisterhoods designed to hold or withhold, move or stay put, make a way, solicit, comfort and ease.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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