reckoning

Example Sentences

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The #MeToo movement promised a reckoning, but cases like this suggest the industry’s response remains uneven, particularly when money and power are concentrated in one person.

From Salon

But Cynthia Gabriel, founding director of Malaysia's Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism, argued that the country has made little headway in anti-corruption efforts despite the years of reckoning after the 1MDB scandal.

From BBC

It was also a reckoning for the United States -- locked in a battle for dominance in AI tech with China -- on how far its archrival had come.

From Barron's

Exacerbating the toll, the district has been grappling in recent years with financial turmoil — and 2025 forced a painful reckoning amid the fire recovery.

From Los Angeles Times

Four years into China’s property downturn, one of the country’s biggest real estate developers is facing a reckoning over its bonds.

From Barron's