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[rek-uhn] / ˈrɛk ən /




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Stepping back from month-to-month noise, economists reckon the U.S. simply doesn’t have enough available young people to deliver much job growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The analysts also reckon the bank’s 2027 dividend yield of around 6% is attractive compared with peers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Ben's prediction: Palace lost 3-0 to City home and away last season, but I reckon they will nab a goal this time.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But like it or not, he must learn to reckon with the heightened expectations and speculation that comes with simply being good at his current job.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

I reckon the bride thought that with the parlor windows shut, nobody could hear it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

As an ex-teacher, Jenner reckons she has no fears appearing before politicians in Cardiff Bay.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The Woodland Trust reckons there are only 39,000 of them left, while the Save Our Reds campaign thinks just 15,000 remain, including in conservation areas such as Formby on Merseyside.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Spending on transmission, substations and electrical systems should benefit utilities and infrastructure companies, while rising data-center electricity demand provides an additional long-term catalyst, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Macquarie reckons consensus expectations for FY27 Ebitda of A$2.04 billion are materially too high.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“Dumbledore reckons Voldemort wanted Slughorn on his side,” said Harry.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Olsi reckoned it would probably start up again in the autumn, though, regardless of those survey results.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

When Bessent helped George Soros break the pound on “Black Wednesday” in 1992, he reckoned that the country’s floating-rate mortgages made it politically painful for Britain to raise interest rates to prop it up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Combine these suspicions with his all-consuming grief and you can see why Swire is such a force to be reckoned with on his quest for a truth he believes has been denied to him.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Did you find yourself having an existential moment as Jeremy taking in what Carmy was wrestling with, or have you reckoned with it before?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Pete Redmarley and Gilbert Swinyard were in it, me and Moran reckoned, and Pluto Noak had to be a leader.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

“It’s sort of a reckoning coming: Jet fuel’s up, diesel’s up, consumers are a bit squeezed,” Ferguson said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Communications Minister Anika Wells said big tech was facing a "reckoning".

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

In the quieter moments, Malkovich lets us see Chris reckoning with a life spent doing his country’s dirty work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"It's extremely challenging for post-conflict societies to undertake a national reckoning or acknowledge responsibility for the crimes of the past."

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

“Seventy-two hours through the Roaring Forties. Seventy-two hours by dead reckoning, and then you enter Salem Harbor. Why, you...begging your pardon, ma’am, for what I’m thinking.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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