reckoning
Example Sentences
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“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”
Let’s hope that April 12 will prove to be a day of reckoning.
From Salon
Fewer still thought it would spark a reckoning for the tech titans this spring.
From Los Angeles Times
Teffera added that nations who took part in the slave trade were still reluctant to confront their history and that a proper reckoning is a crucial part of restorative justice.
From BBC
None of this is to say that a major reckoning won’t come at some point, or that AI hasn’t already absorbed some positions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
