reckon

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Given the mix of likely higher inflation and still-solid economic growth, economists reckon the central bank could make a hawkish shift later in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And the middle class is only now beginning to reckon with what that means.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“In this scenario, we reckon global refined product margins could approach $100 to $150 alongside $150 crude prices resulting in finished product prices that would be 200% to 300% above the prewar level.”

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

But independent investment research provider Variant Perception alludes to a looming shift in market psyche as they reckon “the next couple of days will mark ‘peak uncertainty’ about the Iran war.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Loma was at our house as much as at her own, I reckon, and for a long time after Mama laid down the law I didn’t call her anything.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns