reckoning
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This happened during the nationwide #MeToo reckoning, but they still encountered resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Experts point at three main reasons for the steady prices but caution that a reckoning is not too far as the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"For two and a half years, we've watched organisations close ranks, mark their own homework, and the inquiry must be the true reckoning."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Corporate layoffs are down 10% this year, but the AI reckoning has come for tech.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“Mark my words, when the major come home, that woman is gonna be in for a rude awakening. That’s all I’m saying. There’s gonna be a reckoning when the major comes back.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing reckoning
Fahrenheit 451
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