reckoned
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In order for the plan to work, all sororities would have to abide by it, Cutforth reckoned, and so the vote would have to be unanimous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A builder I chatted to at the gym reckoned they would be useful on sites for recording what he was doing, either in the event of an accident or even to teach others new skills.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
CVL was careful to specify that its estimates only reckoned “employment capacity at risk” and wasn’t “a forecast of layoffs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Olsi reckoned it would probably start up again in the autumn, though, regardless of those survey results.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, space being spacious, the average distance between any two of these civilizations is reckoned to be at least two hundred light-years, which is a great deal more than merely saying it makes it sound.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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