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tally

[tal-ee] / ˈtæl i /




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By the tally of FilmLA, on-location production days for film and TV in greater Los Angeles fell by 46% from 2022 to 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It is understood that, with the right move, the necessary points tally could be achieved by January.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The Australian half-back jinked his way over for a fine try to score for the fourth successive game and take his points tally for Wigan to 501.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

New U.S. weekly jobless claims ticked up in the latest tally to 199,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The English Exchequer used to keep accounts on a variant of the tally stick until 1826.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Sometimes, before the daily tallies that occurred to ensure all inmates were accounted for, they would jokingly call out, “It’s count time, guys—go ahead and hide your cellphones.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

His change in tone tallies with his on-field performances.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Despite our effort, it is possible some capital cases may still be included in our final tallies before the 2017 term.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Experts are urging patience as primary tallies begin to roll in Tuesday evening.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

The left column tallies the probability, based on all past meetings between the two wrestlers fighting that day, that the 7—7 wrestler will win.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Principal said it tallied its Egan-Jones rated debt slightly differently from the Journal and came up with a total of $1.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

While still holding onto his identity as a pitcher who goes right at hitters, over Wrobleski’s last two starts, he tallied 20 strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Citizens vote on laws and referendums using digital tokens, and the voting itself is automatically tallied and enforced by code, rather than counted by officials.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Through Tuesday’s close, a Goldman Sachs basket of high-beta momentum stocks tallied its biggest five-session selloff since 2020.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

When we got to the cash register, the checkout lady gave us the skunk eye as she tallied up the total.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

With ongoing uncertainty about when the conflict in Iran will end, finance chiefs are tallying up the damage as a fresh wave of earnings reports rolls in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The games have ended, but some Angelenos are still tallying up profits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Instead, the opposite happened and the dollar weakened — tallying in 2025 its biggest calendar-year decline since the 1970s, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

It was after tallying my December spending that I finally deleted them cold turkey in January.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2026

I follow Mitch to the kitchen where his mom is tallying up receipts on one of those old calculators with the receipt paper.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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