reckoned

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Ben Gannon-Doak was the worst person to sit with, reckoned Curtis.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The inspector-general’s office reckoned that thousands of widows and widowers may also have missed out on more than $100 million in benefits through claiming errors that they should have been advised against.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 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

The EIA reckoned that in 2022, emissions from burning coal accounted for about 20% of U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions and 55% of CO2 emissions from the electric power industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

What Trepid hadn’t reckoned on was that Z had known Tiller and Sairy most of his life, and that Z’s cabin was over the far side of the holler, which made Z their nearest neighbor.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech