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recount

[ri-kount] / rɪˈkaʊnt /


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During her police interviews, "it was already very difficult to recount the events for the first time", she said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Hence, this gem of an anthology series, wherein real-life residents recount the stories that made them regionally famous or nationally infamous, while familiar actors and comedians recreate their stories.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

As of Tuesday, Congo reported a revised figure of 274 living Ebola patients, rather than the 1,000-plus cases reported by officials before the recount.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

That same year, an unprecedented second-place tie in Northern California forced a recount that took almost two months to sort out.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

They’d drink whatever Specht might have squirreled away on the ship, eat the last of Nina’s toffees, recount their close calls and every small victory.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The majority’s decision in Barbara recounts how before the 14th Amendment’s ratification, Americans followed the long-standing common-law rule making persons born on American soil citizens by birth.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

He recounts his subjects’ accomplishments with an eye to exploring three questions that many of us have asked at some point.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, he found handwritten signs taped to the restaurant’s door: “Rebuild it. This is our home. Don’t change a thing,” recounts Katerina.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The Daily Mail also recounts the details of the suspect in Widdecombe's murder, describing him as a "loner" who "left his house with a pole".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Watching a celebrity talk show on television, they listen for several minutes as a movie star with bright teeth recounts details of his recent divorce.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

As I recounted in my book “The New Deal: A Modern History,” Smith’s keynote speech at the league gala was broadcast on a national radio hookup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Their journey deep into hostile territory and back has been recounted by many writers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The Loose Women presenter recounted a time where Kelly lifted something and ripped his trousers while live on air.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"I felt the pressure from the engineers: the more horizontally the tunnel advanced, the more unstable it became," recounted Torres, who participated in the rescue of 33 miners in Chile in 2010.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The storeowner recounted his memory of that day: Myers had sought out Walter—but had to ask the storeowner which of the several black men in the store was Walter McMillian.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Sometimes they featured celebrities recounting past glories or promoting their newest releases.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

In 2024, Rushdie published a memoir recounting the near-death experience called "Knife," in which he has an imagined conversation with Matar.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The briskly paced film is equally entertaining while recounting her wild adventures of yore and while following her around Manhattan and Fire Island today.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

After recounting the various permutations of a central bank throughout American history, he concluded that the Fed’s independence constitutes a “special arrangement sanctioned by history.”

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

“OK,” he said, taking her money and recounting it before he handed her the ticket.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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