reckoned

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The inspector general also found $12.6 million in “questioned costs,” plus another $64.5 million in funds that it reckoned the Social Security Administration could “put to better use.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

To the outside world, it was to signal that Russia was no longer weak but a power to be reckoned with.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Running the numbers for the project a half-decade ago, Friedland reckoned on getting $150 a ton for the acid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"I think Pakistan is a power to be reckoned, and very much Pakistan is a player. Its geography is so unique that it cannot be ignored," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He reckoned, very probably, that his house would be full again on many future nights, until the present mystery had been thoroughly discussed.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien