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reconcile

[rek-uhn-sahyl] / ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl /




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If you only followed the headlines, it was difficult to reconcile the two dominant narratives about Gen Z. Depending on the week, we were either frighteningly reckless or hopelessly boring.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Venezuela freed dozens more political prisoners Friday, the government said, in a sign of progress in talks to reconcile the nation following Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“The movie was about a family going through a crisis, about this kid trying to find trying to find his community and trying to reconcile with his family,” Kirk said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Sitting judges arguably have the best informed perspective on this Supreme Court: They must apply its jurisprudence, reconcile its contradictions, and confront the real-world effects of its rulings.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

There is nothing that reconciles those two decisions through any logic or law.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2026

Until this hypothetical key to the mysteries puts a bow on string theory and reconciles quantum and classical mechanics, don’t bother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

More like a short story, recounting the evening from Hart’s point of view as he reconciles with the fact that his former creative partner Richard Rodgers has created a hit with Oscar Hammerstein.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Meanwhile, back in Cousins, Massachusetts, Jeremiah ends up with Denise and reconciles with his dad.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

St. Francis of Assisi had said that Divine Love perpetually swings between and reconciles two mighty opposites: “What is God? and, What am I?”

From Ruysbroeck by Evelyn Underhill

Graham reconciled their relationship and backed his re-election bid.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

My father and I eventually reconciled at his house a few years after I signed with the Braves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Farnum said that Negron and Hutton reconciled last year after decades of estrangement.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

One thing, however, is certain: in whatever way the two were reconciled, it was not Prometheus who yielded.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

My hope for this country: An ambitious strategy towards reconciling ourselves to the planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

“When heirs cannot reach a unanimous decision, the executor’s role becomes pivotal. Executors are tasked with reconciling conflicts,” Hancock Whitney adds.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

The exercises are another step toward reconciling the one-time adversaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

He and his wife separated after the affair came to light, but were working on reconciling.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2026

I had trouble reconciling the definition of the word with the fact that we'd been living in the Bay Area for ten years.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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