reckoning
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The firm added that SpaceX’s expected initial public offering has “forced a reckoning among allocators” who don’t currently have exposure to the market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
But without understanding the context of the Emancipation Proclamation, emancipation appears merely tactical—and not what Lincoln understood it to be: a moral reckoning carried out under extraordinary political and personal pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
None, obviously, came close to the 10% pullback known as a correction, which by Carlson’s reckoning occurs on average every 1.8 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Let’s hope that April 12 will prove to be a day of reckoning.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 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
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