- present tense form of recount (3rd person singular).
recounts
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Our narrator, one of the wandering statues, recounts the group’s escape plan, peppering his speech with nonsensical, knock-off Latin words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the film, he recounts how, after his concerns were dismissed by a higher-up at LACMA, Asco decided to take matters into its own hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Robin recounts the research he did for the book and explains why the history of bonds is more interesting than you might think.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
He recounts how he approached a new challenge in an area where billionaires often tread but seldom triumph.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Herodotus recounts an earlier voyage that surpassed Nearchus and Pytheas in audacity: around 600, a Phoenician fleet hired by Pharaoh Necho actually circumnavigated the African continent.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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