recount
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Bipartisan local officials tally them, audit them and, when margins are close, recount them.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The BBC sat down with the duo to recount the day full of excitement and hurdles.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
More than 2,500 ballots had been misplaced in the original count, but were found while doing the recount.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
To speak of trauma is not only to recount an event; it is also to expose fear, helplessness, and loss of control.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Cora knew that Martin was about to recount his accidental recruitment, which meant extra time outside the nook.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Throughout the book, Krakauer recounts his attempt to summit Mount Everest the year earlier in what would become, at the time, the mountain’s deadliest season.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The musician behind such indelible songs as ‘Galveston’ and ‘Wichita Lineman’ recounts his story in a tribute special featuring Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In 1686, at least one now contested-account recounts the story of Sir John Knight, a devout anti-Catholic, busting into the church of St. Michael in Bristol, England, during services with a gun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Nearly 20 years on, he recounts that fateful day and the aftermath to BBC Radio 4's Life Changing podcast.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Herrero recounts an incident that nicely conveys the near indestructibility of the grizzly.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Two months after arriving, he contracted typhoid fever and was hospitalized for the first time in his life, as he recounted to Allen.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Professional investors who spoke with MarketWatch recounted examples where expectations were dashed by actual returns.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Prior the first match, McDermott recounted Australia prop Tino Fa'asuamaleaui's admiration for the strength of the English pack during last year's Ashes series.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Engels recounted that Marx later despaired at what his French disciples made of his work, declaring that he himself was no Marxist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Medwyn listened carefully, head cocked to one side, thoughtful, while Taran recounted Gurgi’s willingness to sacrifice his Own life rather than endanger the others.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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In September, nearly a year after the business closed, Boina shared a video on TikTok recounting the experience, explaining that she had needed time to heal before speaking publicly about what happened.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Tanden can reflexively rattle off the particularities of housing protocols I couldn’t begin to decode; she titters with satisfaction upon recounting the intricacies of a long-discarded Australian cap-and-trade proposal.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It was a little hard for me to breathe, and my eyes started burning a lot,” she said in Spanish, recounting the incident to a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
We understand Paul’s fatal bravado in tenor Michael Kuhn’s jaunty recounting of a race with a rabbit that ends with him crashing his car—it’s a performance designed to deflect Norman’s offer of help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Aunty Ifeoma was recounting how the security agents had come to the flat.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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