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Outside a destroyed mosque in the town of Amizmiz, Abdelkadir Smana said the disaster would compound existing struggles in the area, which had reckoned with the coronavirus in addition to the drought.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

For one, Cornet has had her best big-tournament year just as she had reckoned she would exit her sport, some sort of case of victory through appreciation.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

“It will take me a day to learn the essentials,” he had reckoned, as we planned the trip.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018

Mr Rohani had reckoned the agreement would rapidly attract $50 billion worth of foreign investment, see funds frozen by foreign governments speedily released and spur growth to 8% a year.

From Economist • May 26, 2016

His early arrival was clearly something of an inconvenience to his lordship and his colleagues who had reckoned on a day or two more of privacy for their preparations.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro