reckon with
Idioms-
Take into account, be prepared for, as in The third-party movement is a force to be reckoned with during the primaries . This usage was first recorded in 1885.
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Deal with, as in Your lost wallet isn't the only problem we have to reckon with . Also see take into account .
Example Sentences
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But even free-spending Big Tech companies have to reckon with the impact of inflation driving up borrowing costs—and that’s an even more acute pressure for ordinary consumers.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
After McVeigh got caught, news outlets had to reckon with the choices they made in the hours after the bombing.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
But films about this specific form of gun violence provide audiences who have otherwise had to bury their grief with the chance to reckon with the reality.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Kat condemns it, because, he says, a man has to reckon with the possibility of an abdominal wound, and that is more dangerous on a full stomach than on an empty one.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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