tally

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But he still underestimated the actual tally by some 78,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“Eventually, as a society, we won’t be paying close attention to the tally and it won’t make headlines.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The sector is likely to see earnings grow more than 46% from last year to $182.8 billion, a tally that would represent around 30% of the entire S&P 500 earnings scorecard.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

U.S. stocks were on track to tally their biggest weekly gains of the year as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Confronted with this tally, my mind balked and retreated into a weird, almost robotic state of detachment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer