reckon with

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: to take into consideration

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Francis’ native Argentina, for its part, has had a wretched reckoning with abuse and victims there have been demanding action from the Vatican, including to address cases in which Francis was personally involved. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Without an authoritative accounting, Eisenkot argues, the country cannot fully reckon with the catastrophe. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 But as the game continues, the two are forced to reckon with their changing relationship — and hopefully keep each other from becoming another serial killer’s prize. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 But Salazar, who, amazingly, is also a Cuban American former news anchor, is now reckoning with her district increasingly turning on the President amid economic pressure and an immigration crackdown that is extremely unpopular among Latinos. — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reckon with

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