recounting

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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

"One of them answers and says he's wounded in the stomach," he said, recounting how their father and another brother were using a pickaxe and a sledgehammer to try to break them free.

From Barron's • Jun. 27, 2026

Any large discrepancies will be resolved by recounting the tract.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

While victims were recounting their experiences and their subsequent ongoing trauma, Davidson sat reading a book in the dock.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Not that I was really listening as he went on and on, recounting what was in the papers.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez