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recount

[ri-kount] / rɪˈkaʊnt /


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On Wednesday, he offered to fund a recount of the election.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Finance professionals, doctors and lawyers recount being taken in by tricks like the jury-duty swindle that stole $25,000 from a Florida woman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

During her police interviews, "it was already very difficult to recount the events for the first time", she said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

From Orange County classrooms to the Oscars, writer Danya Jimenez — and her best friend and co-writer, Hannah McMechan — recount the journey to their hit animated film, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

I remember the tiger lily cookie and, now that Peeta is talking to me again, it’s all I can do not to recount the whole story about President Snow.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Cyborg doesn't have to think for long as she recounts other standout moments in her career.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The Little Prince, who lives on a house-sized asteroid, recounts his travels to different planets and shares solemn wisdom about life’s challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

That debate over the declaration helped engender the equal citizenship amendments added to the 1789 Constitution at the Civil War’s end—specifically, as the Supreme Court recounts, in the 14th Amendment’s first sentence repudiating Dred Scott.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

"The Germans approached within rifle range," recounts the BBC broadcaster.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The painting portrays a moment in an ancient Cretan myth recounted in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”: Zeus descends to Earth, transforms himself into a white bull and lolls among the herds belonging to the Phoenician king.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Andrius Banevicius, the public information officer for Connecticut's Department of Correction, recounted how Smith used to feed the birds while in Osborn prison, earning him the nickname The Birdman of Osborn.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

A psychologist who worked for a VA in Arizona recounted how some of her one-on-one sessions were replaced with online group sessions that included as many as 35 veterans.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Fflewddur Fflam and Eilonwy seated themselves on the turf, while Taran recounted his search for Hen Wen and what Gwydion had told him of the Horned King and the rising of the cantrevs.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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

In recounting the story of the Nobels, Mr. Brunt also narrates Russia’s descent toward revolution and civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

I had no quarrel with Cole recounting that lamentable story alongside mine, but we did have one occasional difference of emphasis.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

In 2024, Rushdie published a memoir recounting the near-death experience called "Knife," in which he has an imagined conversation with Matar.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Mr. Mason nodded slowly, and then after counting and recounting, he reached across the counter and dropped some coins into Naomi’s hand.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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