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
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
Some U.S. churches have been reckoning with this activity for years through ceremonies, apologies and archival investigations, while others are just getting started.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021
But colonizing is no innocent practice: Humans have been reckoning with the fraught consequences of colonization on our planet for some time now.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2021
"Why, do you like these common signs of the 'parson language,' as you call it, that you have been reckoning?"
From Diana by Susan Warner
