reckoning
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The tragic denouement has left a complex reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The case could be "the beginning of a broader reckoning" for Meta, Nora Freeman Engstrom told AFP via email.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The roughly $30 trillion Treasury market — widely seen as the bedrock of the global financial system — is facing a dangerous reckoning driven by a perfect storm of rising risks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Concacaf, which runs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, called for a "comprehensive reckoning" of Infantino's presidency after he aborted plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
They grew into a nationwide reckoning, unlike anything we had seen in over a decade.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing reckoning
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