- present tense form of recount (3rd person singular).
recounts
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Nearly 20 years on, he recounts that fateful day and the aftermath to BBC Radio 4's Life Changing podcast.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
It all kicked off two years ago, when she "started doing politics in my mom's bedroom with a cell phone," one Instagram clip recounts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
“Ron thinks we’ve got it all wrong. . . . And you know, he’s right,” Mr. Johnson recounts Jobs telling Apple’s retail team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The professor saw drive and strength in the young woman, the voracious reader with the discipline, Terryl recounts.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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