recount
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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
The incident is relatively small when compared to the numerous other crimes Paxton has been accused of over the years, but it has the advantage of being easy to remember and to recount.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The witness, who said he had little love for Davis, remained hesitant when he took the stand on Tuesday to recount what happened.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
After winning in a recount, Nanos sidelined deputies who had supported Lappin, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Besides, I like having her recount the day to me.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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In the film, he recounts how, after his concerns were dismissed by a higher-up at LACMA, Asco decided to take matters into its own hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Robin recounts the research he did for the book and explains why the history of bonds is more interesting than you might think.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
He recounts betting on himself in his new memoir, “The Steps.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Earl Spencer recounts being alerted to the crash by a phone call from his sister Jane in the middle of the night at his home in Cape Town, South Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He counts out ninety-five dollars in cash from his register, recounts it, then gives it to Sam through the slot in the bulletproof glass.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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The author characteristically turns the failures into “learning moments,” and the phenomenal successes are recounted with hand-to-the-heart humility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He also recounted that he had seen mothers mix this plant material with their own milk.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Rachel Reyes sobbed as she recounted the moments leading up to the death of her son, Martinez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Louis Chinal, 76, a retired New York City firefighter from Staten Island, recounted taking the Staten Island ferry to lower Manhattan after the South Tower had collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I’ve already covered the whole barn more than once, counted the baskets, recounted them, made an attempt to fix the loose board in the wall even tho no one asked me to.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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Cocktail-party chatter recounting fortunes made simply by living in the same home for 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
An intricate, thrilling procedural recounting the race to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped for 69 days more than half a mile underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"One by one, we also climbed out through the driver's side," she said, recounting how she had then scrambled up a hill.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Andreessen's writing began with him recounting lies he claimed people were spreading, and called for readers to push back against this.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even in recounting what little she had told me of her life, Mommy had never referred to herself as Rachel.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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