reckon
verb (used with object)
to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
have been reckoning
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present perfect progressiveof reckon.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Banks like JPMorgan have been reckoning with the growing popularity of stablecoins, which threaten the traditional role that they have played in intermediating payments between customers around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Newsrooms across Los Angeles also have been reckoning with longstanding disparities among their ranks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Across the country, employees have been reckoning that workplace surveillance is on the rise, including in the delivery field.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Since seizing power, the Taliban have been reckoning with the need for consistent policies while struggling to tread a delicate line that satisfies their more moderate members, their hard-line base and the international community.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
And all this time I have been reckoning on your coming to hear everything, and to know about the will.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
