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[tal-ee] / ˈtæl i /




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It’s unclear how many people are affected, but in July, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that an accurate tally would “far exceed” the CDC’s 2022 estimate of 450,000 Americans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Wade returned to rugby union last December with Newcastle after a short spell in rugby league with Wigan Warriors and he made no secret of his desire to chase down Ashton's tally.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you have the most tally marks at the end of the week?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Plan-enrollment projections, however, have historically understated actual enrollment, CMS said, so the 2027 subscriber tally could be higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I feel triumphant, and worried at the same time, because my dad keeps a tally of slights.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

This tallies with what has been experienced by female coaches for years - while opportunities are increasing at the top level, for most there has been little change.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

An annual filing that tallies every large employer’s workforce by race and sex nudges companies toward that kind of statistical management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

This year, those tallies are merely the starting point.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Some of the floor bosses had started using adding machines, clanking things crowded with stiff brass buttons and spools of paper, but Kaz did the Crow Club tallies in his head.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

At a game this spring, he said, he tallied “like $7,500 worth of baseball bats in our dugout.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Since the start of this year, Yemen has tallied nearly 8,000 suspected cholera cases, including 22 deaths, and more than 9,600 dengue cases, including 37 people who had died, according to the WHO.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

At those events, Kerr is directly representing his country - there are national medal tables in which the triumphs achieved by compatriots are tallied up together.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

He tallied only two hits in the six games before Roberts sat him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Bach year these people, like thousands of others, tallied raptors along the four migratory flyways in North America—the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific flyways.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

New York immediately pounced, tallying eight runs after Gray exited en route to a 9-2 win that ended Boston’s season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It certainly doesn’t hurt to have Mosley, who notched his second consecutive 100-yard game, tallying all of his 104 yards and two touchdowns in the second quarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Mundubile, who trailed behind with 38%, plans to challenge the outcome in court after alleging the tallying process had been tampered with.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

As Riches signed off Sunday, he thanked his fans for tallying a million views that day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I can see her tallying the cost of my ultimatum, weighing it against my possible worth.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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