recount
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More than 2,500 ballots had been misplaced in the original count, but were found while doing the recount.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Trauma-informed policing recognizes that trauma can affect behavior, memory, emotion, and a survivor’s ability to recount an experience—and that investigative practices themselves can either reduce or compound that trauma and any subsequent investigative challenges.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
Three years later, Kao holed up in a conference room to recount the Corner Bakery meeting to a group of four FBI agents and federal prosecutors.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The report went on to recount that the Emirati leader relayed the conversation he had with Netanyahu to the then CIA director William J Burns.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
She was a talkative person, rarely nervous, but to recount something she’d said privately to the reverend in front of a thousand strangers—it didn’t seem right.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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A columnist for the London Times and an inveterate reader, Mr. Marriott recounts his own early experience with the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The documentary recounts the history of the original group while heeding its call to action by collaborating with next-gen artists to carry the tradition forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Robin recounts the research he did for the book and explains why the history of bonds is more interesting than you might think.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
He recounts betting on himself in his new memoir, “The Steps.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He counts out ninety-five dollars in cash from his register, recounts it, then gives it to Sam through the slot in the bulletproof glass.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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My cab driver effusively recounted sneaking in to see Metallica at Ruthie’s Inn in Berkeley in 1983.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
He also recounted that he had seen mothers mix this plant material with their own milk.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In his 2025 memoir, “Truly,” Richie recounted a chance run-in with the comedian George Burns at the Polo Lounge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“He always reads lips, then tells the coach or the manager exactly what they said,” Maddux later recounted to the Athletic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
At Camp Jupiter, Percy had recounted their trip to Alaska, which sounded as harrowing as anything Piper had experienced.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Essayli called Fields’ claims false, including in response to a social media post Tuesday by Padilla recounting them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But an email seen by ProPublica suggests that someone must have relayed the news of Kao’s donation to Collins, just like Reed promised to do in Kao’s recounting of the Corner Bakery meeting.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
And in the heart of the capital, near the British Museum, a pub has hung up an eight-metre embroidered "Beer Tapestry" recounting the history of brewing in a playful tribute to the more violent original.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Andreessen's writing began with him recounting lies he claimed people were spreading, and called for readers to push back against this.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
We'd occasionally pass the time examining charts on tongue position or reading childish 5-laden texts recounting the adventures of seals or settlers named Sassy or Samuel.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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