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recount

[ri-kount] / rɪˈkaʊnt /


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Unlike Rosmarin's emotional recount, another passenger on the ship, Kasem Hato, said "the whole situation has been blown out of proportion".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

They have to rely on patients to recount their medical histories or wait hours or even days for another clinician to send a DVD, a fax — or a photocopy.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

In interviews, my colleagues and I heard people recount the moment they realized their marriage was over and the anxiety of a retirement they never expected to navigate alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But now I could recount it all with ease, even with laughter.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

With Andrew Jackson’s popularity undiminished after the Civil War, visitors flocked to the plantation to hear Alfred recount tales of life with the president.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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